Medical & Hospital Malpractice

Physicians who show signs of depression – regardless of their experience or lack of – are more likely to make mistakes during…

We are aware of the dangers of distracted driving.  But there’s now evidence that distracted medical care – caregivers providing treatment while…

Twenty years ago, a landmark report (“To Err is Human”) found that as many 98,000 people die from medical errors in this…

Misdiagnosis is a common but serious medical mistake. According to new research, misreading of CT scans – one variety of patient misdiagnosis…

Missouri hospitals rank in the bottom half of all U.S. states for patient safety, with far less than one-third of the facilities…

While one leading patient safety organization recently reported on medical errors made at same-day surgery facilities, another recently published its report on…

The portion of medical malpractice lawsuits filed over problems with electronic health records is relatively small – but is rising as healthcare…

On last month’s World Patient Safety Day, the World Health Organization reported that globally, 2.6 million people die every year from medical…

Some patients going through post-operative pain may become victims of overprescribed opioids.  What can and should be done to prevent potentially dangerous…

Research published in July concluded that one out of every 20 hospital patients is a victim of a preventable medical error.  And…