Medical & Hospital Malpractice

How does a serious medical error happen – one so severe that it leads to a patient’s death?  Often times the answer…

The 2019 Patient Safety Awareness Week is March 10 through March 16. Given that medical errors are estimated to be the third…

The number of medical malpractice lawsuits with multi-million-dollar payments to victims has risen significantly over the last 10 years in the United…

Medical errors constitute the third leading cause of death in the United States.  It’s been estimated that a doctor’s misdiagnosis is the…

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…