Posts from March 2022.
Posted in Medical & Hospital Malpractice
A new survey of hospital administrators reveals that patient safety falls only in the middle of their range of top concerns.
Preventable medical errors occur frequently, and they can be catastrophic. According to research, medical errors may be the third leading cause of death in the United States.
Preventable medical errors take many forms, including:
- Hospital-acquired infections
- Wrong-site surgery
- Medication administration mistakes
Each one can occur in a hospital, which makes the hospital administrator survey findings concerning.
In early February 2022, the American ...