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Surgical Errors vs. Surgical Complications: Understanding the Difference in Legal Claims

Jonathan Stone June 7, 2025 No Comments

When dealing with medical challenges, understanding the difference between surgical errors and surgical complications is essential—especially when considering legal action. Surgical errors are preventable mistakes that deviate from the accepted…

Recognizing Common Doctor Errors

Jonathan Stone December 2, 2024 No Comments

Understanding Common Forms of Medical Malpractice In medical treatment, complications and adverse outcomes are always possible. However, when healthcare professionals fail to abide by the applicable standard of care, resulting…

INFOGRAPHIC: Surgical Errors & Their Causes

Jonathan Stone July 27, 2024 No Comments

Every year, thousands of surgical errors occur in the United States, many of which are the result of negligence by a surgeon. “Surgical negligence” is not the same thing…

Surgical Malpractice: How to Choose the Right Doctor for You

Jonathan Stone January 20, 2024 No Comments

When you have a problem with your sink or your car, you probably read reviews and testimonials to find the best plumber or mechanic for the job. The experiences of…

5 High-Risk Medical Fields & How to Avoid Becoming a Malpractice Victim

Jonathan Stone November 20, 2023 No Comments

Medical errors are an unfortunate and all too common reality of the healthcare system. Due to the nature of the care being provided, some fields of medicine carry a particularly…

Am I A Victim of Medical Malpractice?

Jonathan Stone February 10, 2023 No Comments

Do I have a medical malpractice case? Bad medical outcomes are an unfortunate reality of medical care. Sometimes they occur despite the doctor’s and patient’s best efforts to heal. While…

Patient Safety at Risk in 7 Surgeries Prone to Doctor Errors

Jonathan Stone December 1, 2022 No Comments

Most likely you or someone you know has had surgery. Some surgical procedures are not necessary but can provide an enhanced quality of life. Other surgeries, however, are potentially life-saving…

Doctor Errors Happen, Here are Some Ways to Avoid Them

Jonathan Stone April 5, 2018 No Comments

Doctor errors happen. That is a fact. Medicine isn’t the only occupation in which errors occur. There are mechanic errors, fast food errors, printing errors, etc… Every sort of work…

Spinal Cord Injuries and Medical Malpractice

Jonathan Stone August 11, 2017 No Comments

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 pain. …

Understanding Medical Malpractice (Infographic)

Jonathan Stone July 7, 2017 No Comments

Understanding medical malpractice and why it happens can be difficult. This post and infographic will hopefully help. When we go to a doctor or hospital, we put our faith in…

Patient Safety Checklist to avoid Doctor Errors

Jonathan Stone June 22, 2017 No Comments

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 patient…

Doctor Errors, Bad Outcomes, and Medical Malpractice

Jonathan Stone June 2, 2017 No Comments

A bad outcome to a medical procedure is the last thing anyone plans on when going to the doctor. After all, you go to the doctor to be healed. It…

Medical Expertise Helps Identify Surgical Errors

Jonathan Stone May 25, 2017 No Comments

Medical Expertise Helps Identify Doctor Errors During Surgery. There are many reasons for surgical errors. One is the failure of the surgeon to recognize that a postoperative complication is related to…

Helping Medical Malpractice Victims Overcome Guilt

Jonathan Stone April 24, 2017 No Comments

Victims of Medical Malpractice Often Need Help Overcoming Guilt When a client comes to talk to us about whether they should file a medical malpractice case or not, one of…

7 Steps to Give Proper Informed Consent

Jonathan Stone February 8, 2017 No Comments

One thing you can always count on during a trip to the doctor’s office is signing some paperwork. There will probably be an intake document that provides or confirms your…

Understanding How a Trial Works

Jonathan Stone December 8, 2016 No Comments

Let’s start with the obvious: trials are NOT like what you see on television. So forget what you have seen on The Good Wife, Law and Order or if you’re…

Flying is safer than surgery and it is no accident

Jonathan Stone November 4, 2015 No Comments

The commercial aviation and the airline industry are subject to very strict government regulation. In the event of a crash, it is not the airline, nor the manufacturer that investigates…

Can your surgeon keep you safe from an operating room fire?

Jonathan Stone October 23, 2015 No Comments

Surgeons and patients are not thinking about fires when they enter a hospital operating room. There are so many things that take priority at that moment. For the patient, this…

Infections remain a threat to patient safety

Jonathan Stone September 25, 2015 No Comments

Surgical infections are a threat to patient safety for all who undergoes any surgery. The skin is marvelously effective at protecting us from infection, but once that seal is broken,…

Does your surgeon make the cut? Find out with this tool.

Jonathan Stone July 21, 2015 No Comments

Patient safety should be the top priority of every hospital and medical professional. Unfortunately, it seems that when a procedure is not performed regularly by a surgeon the risk to…

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Surgical Errors vs. Surgical Complications: Understanding the Difference in Legal Claims

Recognizing Common Doctor Errors

INFOGRAPHIC: Surgical Errors & Their Causes

Surgical Malpractice: How to Choose the Right Doctor for You

5 High-Risk Medical Fields & How to Avoid Becoming a Malpractice Victim

Am I A Victim of Medical Malpractice?

Patient Safety at Risk in 7 Surgeries Prone to Doctor Errors

Doctor Errors Happen, Here are Some Ways to Avoid Them

Spinal Cord Injuries and Medical Malpractice

Understanding Medical Malpractice (Infographic)

Patient Safety Checklist to avoid Doctor Errors

Doctor Errors, Bad Outcomes, and Medical Malpractice

Medical Expertise Helps Identify Surgical Errors

Helping Medical Malpractice Victims Overcome Guilt

7 Steps to Give Proper Informed Consent

Understanding How a Trial Works

Flying is safer than surgery and it is no accident

Can your surgeon keep you safe from an operating room fire?

Infections remain a threat to patient safety

Does your surgeon make the cut? Find out with this tool.

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