
New evidence suggests that misdiagnoses occur in emergency rooms frequently, and often with deadly consequences. Misdiagnosis is a common medical error. According…
New evidence suggests that misdiagnoses occur in emergency rooms frequently, and often with deadly consequences. Misdiagnosis is a common medical error. According…
A little less than half of St. Louis hospitals recently earned average to below-average grades for patient safety. The Leapfrog Group is…
Misdiagnosis is a medical error that kills up to 80,000 patients every year. A group of medical safety experts has compiled a…
The nation’s leading organization of doctors devoted to proper healthcare for infants, children and adolescents recently issued a blueprint for preventing serious…
Medication errors are preventable yet injure over 1 million patients in the United States every year. One-fourth of those patients experience life-threatening…
A new report outlines the top allegations in medical malpractice lawsuits involving nurses. Coverys is a medical malpractice insurance provider. In September…
According to a leading medical patient safety group, diagnostic errors contribute to the deaths of up to 80,000 patients a year. Another…
Football coaches often call a time out right before a big play, to make sure they have all the players and plans…
Internists generally are physicians who diagnose and treat serious, chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension. Information released earlier this…
A hospital-acquired infection is a potentially deadly medical error. They largely are preventable, and one hospital recently provided a blueprint for preventing…