Medical Malpractice Articles

Electronic health records are supposed to improve the safety of healthcare.  But a new study shows they are missing a significant amount…

By its own recent admission, the healthcare industry has made some strides in protecting patients from serious and preventable medical errors.  But…

For a second straight year, a leading healthcare safety organization identified medical misdiagnosis – a preventable medical error – as its top…

There are a number of serious medical mistakes that lead to medical malpractice lawsuits, including misdiagnosis, medication errors, and patient infections due…

Some estimates place preventable medical errors as the third-leading killer in America, behind only heart disease and cancer. Researchers at Johns Hopkins…

Preventable medical errors have been estimated to be the third leading cause of death in the United States, responsible for the deaths…

Some estimates place hospital-acquired infections as the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. Are copper beds the answer to…

A new partner has publicly joined the movement to end preventable medical errors that lead to the deaths of hospital patients. In…

According to a leading patient safety organization, more than six out of 10 surgeries are now performed in outpatient facilities.  But just…

In a dire medical emergency, patients may be given a breathing tube to help save their lives.  However, mistakes made by medical…

Surgeon operating on the wrong part of a patient’s body.  Administering the wrong medicine or giving the right medicine but in the…

Before undergoing an operation that is deemed risky, a good idea is to find out first how often that hospital has performed…