Technology today has changed the way in which we do a lot of activities. For example, we don’t stand in line waiting for cash and change anymore. Instead of walking into shopping malls, we sit on our couches and order offline. People even order food online and it gets hand delivered to our door. The […]
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives recently closed their investigation into a 2017 nursing home fire located just 25 miles west of Philadelphia. Among their findings, the report provided that the main valve was shut off to the nursing home’s sprinkler system which is why the sprinklers did not go off during […]
We are learning that the Philadelphia Department of Public Health is urging patients from three dental practices to seek screening for HIV and Hepatitis. The three facilities, all Trieu Family Dental Clinics, were found to have been following unsafe procedures, ones that could have potentially infected patients. At The Weitz Firm, LLC, we know that […]
Today, we want to bring you a story from out of state because we know it is something that could happen here. A woman has filed a lawsuit against the Vanderbilt University Medical Center for $20.5 million, claiming that a surgeon operated on the wrong kidney. At The Weitz Firm, LLC, we know that these […]
When the big push for a move to electronic medical records was made more than a decade ago, many people breathed a sigh of relief. Electronic medical record keeping is supposed to ensure that we can move seamlessly from doctor to doctor and our records will be accurate and intact. However, a new study has […]
When was the last time you got help from a nurse? We are willing to bet you see a nurse a few times a year, whether it is when you see your primary care doctor or go to the hospital. Nurses are the first line of defense for our health, the ones that do so […]
There is such a thing as medical malpractice. We have all heard the horror stories. We have seen the nightly news spotlights on families who are distraught with grief because a loved one was lost due to medical negligence. These stories are heartbreaking. A family is forever scarred because a doctor, surgeon, nurses, or medical […]
There is a natural progression of human life. We are babies, children, teens, young adults, adults, mature adults, and elderly adults. If we get the lucky chance of making it to elderly adults then we have truly been given a life worth living. The elderly have a wealth of knowledge. In some cultures, the elderly […]
From 2013 to 2017, errors related to diagnosis were the largest source of medical malpractice claims in the United States. One of the most important things a doctor does it evaluate a patient, make a diagnosis, and then begin treatment. Unfortunately, there are many factors that go into why a misdiagnosis is made and many […]
Medical records have always been a mess, so when the US government said that it was time for all medical records to become electronic, everyone was hopeful. Now, ten years after the process began, we have to wonder if anything is better off. There have been numerous major problems with the software tasked with the […]
We know that you are likely aware by now that medical mistakes are a bigger problem in this country than most people realized. Johns Hopkins researchers say that as many as 250,000 people lose their lives each year due to errors made by healthcare professionals. If you are a regular Readers Digest reader, then you […]
The last thing you ever want to hear when you are in the hospital is that you have a bowel perforation. You certainly do not want to hear that your bowel perforation was caused by a surgeon. However, we know that mistakes happen in surgery. The question is, do bowel perforations always rise to the […]
