medical malpractice

December 21, 2010

Medical Malpractice Suit Brought Concerning Surgical Infection

The death of a Brooklyn woman due to a blood infection has led to a medical malpractice suit being filed […]
November 15, 2010

Jury Awards Family $154,000 After Hospital’s Medication Error

A jury recently awarded $154,000 to the family of a man who died in a Glen Falls, New York, hospital […]
September 24, 2010

Parents Push for Reform Following Daughter’s Death on the Operating Table

Would she have gone through with the surgery had she known the risks? Whose job is it, exactly, to account […]
September 10, 2010

The Real Cost of Defensive Medicine is Revealed

$45 billion is nothing to scoff at; by any estimate that’s a lot of money. It’s also about what gets spent every […]
September 3, 2010

Medical Tube Errors Yet Another Example of Preventable Mix-ups

Say you go in to the hospital for treatment that requires you to use a feeding tube. However, the nurse […]
August 18, 2010

The Power of Apology in Cases of Medical Error

In 2001, the University of Michigan Health System instituted a fairly revolutionary program. Doctors, nurses and other health workers were […]
August 11, 2010

To Cut Healthcare Costs, Cut Hospital Negligence and Medical Error

In 2008, close to $80 billion was spent on medical injuries and costs related to them. Of this, $19.5 billion […]
July 28, 2010

40 Percent of Doctors Would Rather Not Report Negligence or Error

A mere 64 percent of U.S. physicians feel that it is completely necessary to report instances of negligence and ineptitude […]