According to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, “nearly 1 in 10 people who access (health) records online end up requesting they be corrected for a variety of reasons.” Our medical records are likely full of errors. While you may not think that is a big deal, it can be if […]
When seeking medical care, you expect to trust your healthcare provider to know what they’re doing and not make any mistakes. You may be surprised to know, then, that according to a study conducted by researchers from John Hopkins Medicine, medical malpractice is the third leading cause of death in the United States, coming in […]
We want to bring you a study that has been released by the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, a government agency that seeks to improve patient care through the state. In a recent paper published, they looked at identifying and learning from diagnosing mistakes and how to improve patient outcomes. The report used an online database […]
We now know that a North Carolina Congressman is working on new legislation to allow soldiers to sue the government under certain conditions of medical malpractice. Under the Feres Doctrine, active duty military personnel are barred from suing the government in cases of medical malpractice. Even if a mistake is made that dramatically alters a […]
Earlier this month, we learned that a hospital in Pennsylvania began notifying patients that they had made mistakes with up to 211 patients dating back to last year. The news comes from across the state, in New Castle, but we think it is important to bring you the story because of the prevalence of medical […]
According to a recent Forbes article, more than 500 people probably died on Election Day due to medical mistakes. Before you start wondering if that is just something that happens on Election Day, no. That happens every day. Medical mistakes are the third leading cause of death in this country and, killing upwards of 250,000 […]
Emergency rooms are open 24 hours a day because illnesses and injuries are not limited to occurring on weekdays between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm when doctors’ offices are open. People visiting the emergency room are either there because they sustained severe injuries that could only be treated in a hospital or […]
You may have heard that the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s lawsuit against the Golden Living Nursing Home chain was recently revived by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The lawsuit alleges that 14 nursing homes across Pennsylvania, including one right here in Philadelphia, were understaffed in order to boost profits for the chain at the expense of the […]
According to an article from MedScape, a court has ruled that a lawsuit can move forward against an oncologist who supposedly contributed to a patient’s death by administering chemotherapy without her consent. If that is true, then this could be a major medical malpractice and wrongful death case. When it comes to consent, we know […]
In 2014, Larry Diener was in miserable shape. He had diverticulitis and his colon was blocked off. His doctors told him that he needed colon surgery. So, in May of that year, that is what he did. “I felt better than I’d felt in a long time,” said Diener. Unfortunately, things got worse. After an […]