Medical & Hospital Malpractice

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…

After a recent decline in one type of serious hospital-acquired patient infection, recent evidence shows that this largely preventable condition may be…

When something goes wrong in surgery and the unthinkable occurs – such as the patient dying – chances are it is due…

It appears that technology meant to make health care more efficient may actually be leading to serious medical errors that harms patients….

There are preventable medical errors termed “never events,” meaning they are so serious they should never happen to patients. What should hospitals…

New evidence suggests that nearly half of doctors today are unsure about their diagnoses.  This is especially alarming given that one of…

Emergency rooms are often times fast-paced, hectic, and stressful workplaces.  It’s not surprising, then, to learn that three out of every four…