Medical Malpractice

January 15, 2013

Experience teaches young doctor about medical malpractice, Part 1

A young doctor learned some things about patient safety, not from her classes and internships, but from taking care of […]
January 3, 2013

Medical malpractice leads to more birth injuries and maternal deaths

According to a blog post on the Injury Lawyer News website, birth injuries due to medical malpractice are on the […]
December 27, 2012

Tort reform: It doesn’t cure medical malpractice

Did you know that more than 98,000 people die every year as a result of preventable medical mistakes? Such medical […]
November 5, 2012

Tort reform, part 2: Tort reform helps insurance companies, not consumers

In our previous post, we described the case of Naython Watts that resulted in overturning Missouri’s cap on jury-awarded damages […]
October 23, 2012

Misdiagnosis: We know when, but do we know why?

A recent patient safety study has revealed that at least 28 percent of patients who died in an intensive care […]
October 16, 2012

Doctors may be prescribing unsafe drugs to children

Doctors are apparently using psychotropic drugs such as Adderall on children who do not need them, putting patients at risk […]
October 9, 2012

Small reforms that can significantly improve patient safety in the hospital – part 2

In our previous blog post on hospital safety, we introduced five reforms that one surgeon believes will significantly reduce medical […]
October 4, 2012

Small reforms that can significantly improve patient safety in the hospital — part 1

The injuries and deaths that occur accidentally in hospitals seldom make headlines. Contrast that with the media coverage of an […]
September 25, 2012

Proposal may allow for improved hospital safety information

Even though they are concerned about liability and financial penalties, hospitals say they are receptive to an idea proposed by […]