Category: Medical Error
When people visit doctors, they place trust in their physicians’ education, expertise and professionalism. They enter the doctors’ offices or hospitals believing that their illness or injury will be …
The third leading cause of death in the United States is preventable medical errors (440,000 deaths/year). These deaths are not caused by illnesses or the medical conditions that caused these …
A spinal cord injury is a terrible event. It will change victims’ lives dramatically, leaving them to deal with problems like difficulty breathing, paralysis, and often bouts of severe …
Avoiding doctor errors is something everyone wants to do. After all, a visit to the doctor or a hospital is about feeling better, not worse. Most of the time …
A bad medical outcome is an unfortunate result of receiving medical care. Every patient that receives medical care does so with the intention to get better and heal. When …
There’s a lot of bad information about medical malpractice lawsuits. Some think it’s a “get rich” quick scheme and sadly too many lawyer advertisements make it seem that way, …
Change is hard. At some point in time, everyone has had to try to change a habit in order to improve at something. That kind of change is hard …
No one likes admitting they made a mistake. It is no fun owning up to where you fell short. In the world of medicine, this is amplified. A recent …
Why does transparency matter? We are a society that makes purchasing data based on research and comparison. We want to read others’ reviews of services and service providers before …
We live in a day and age when the advances in technology are having a profound effect on how well doctors and hospitals can treat us and keep us …
