Medical & Hospital Malpractice

Electronic health records, technology to help make healthcare safer, may be causing a serious medical error harming young patients. An electronic health…

Medical errors that harm patients can be caused by poor communication between healthcare providers and patients and their families. That’s the conclusion…

Though you probably are not aware of it, the first week of December is National Handwashing Week.  While this may seem like…

Diagnostic errors have been found to be the most abundant and most serious of all medical errors.  New research indicates that these…

When one out of every 25 hospital patients develops a preventable infection in this country, there’s reason to worry about hospital safety. …

When it comes to dangerous medication errors, five rights can prevent a catastrophic wrong. Preventable medical mistakes are an estimated third leading…

To prevent medical misdiagnosis – a common medical error that can seriously harm patients – it’s time to ACT. The rate of…

September is Sepsis Awareness Month.  Sepsis is a blood infection that can be fatal.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and…

What causes medical errors to be made in hospital emergency rooms?  Most likely bad decisions by doctors, according to recent new research….

It’s estimated that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. But what causes medical mistakes that…