A newly discovered biomarker may help doctors detect and treat bladder cancer. Such biomarkers are increasingly helpful in diagnosing many different types of cancer
Viable claims for delays in diagnosing lung cancer are rare, because often when symptoms are present that would allow for the diagnosis to be made, the cancer has already metastasized to other parts of the body. Typically, claims can be made when imaging is done for some other reason, the cancer is incidentally found early when treatment can be successful, but a provider fails to follow up on the finding.
The "Standard of Care" is something a jury decides, including not only evidence of how doctors in Washington state actually practice, but also what experts for both sides say is the standard.
Hand-offs – patient information communicated from one provider to another – are a source of many errors that lead to patient injury. A new study and associated solution is hoping to cut those errors and increase patient safety.
There are real and obvious hazards to patients of electronic health records (EHR).
Every year, patients are misdiagnosed approximately 12 million times.
The Affordable Care Act will increase the number of insureds in our society, and this will likely change the way in which we receive our healthcare.
Diagnostic errors happen often, yet many are preventable. A recent article offers some tips to avoid such errors.
Many potential clients who contact us about a case emphasize that, in their case, the medical negligence was clear or egregious. Of course, proving that a medical provider was negligent is the first step in a case. But the second step – proving causation – is often the more difficult burden to meet.