A Hospital in Connecticut is being sued because they allowed a doctor who had a history of drug problems, perform surgery in the hosptial for 10 years after the Hospital knew of his condition. Teh...
There are times when you read something that you just can't believe and this was one of those for me. Did you know that
As part of our practice we are constantly ordering medical records from doctors and hospitals. In that process it is amazing to see how many times these health care providers charge illegal and...
30 common but preventable medical mistakes:
1. Prescribing the wrong dosage of medication
2. Prescribing the wrong medication
3. Providing medications not prescribed
4. ...
Eliminating medical malpractice would result in savings of billions of dollars each year. The annual cost of medical errors in additional medical expenses to fix the injuries caused by malpractice...
An MSN article today describes the excessive number of egregious errors made in hospitals resulting in death to the patient and the numbers are staggering. Approximately 1.5 million patients...
A North Florida pharmacist was fined $1,000 by the Florida State Pharmacy Board for the responsibility she had in the death of a 3 year-old boy. Edna Irizarry who processed a fatal dose of the amino...
Every year there is a study called the Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study. The name speaks for itself. Sadly every year for the 5 years it has been in existence shows shocking amounts of...
A recent study shows that prescriptioin medication related deaths have drastically increased in the last two decades. The deaths from prescription drugs increased over 3000 percent! Many of the...
Many health care providers are requiring patients to sign lengthy agreements absolving them from liablity for malpractice as a condition of treatment. A typical scenario is a family needs to put a...