Hidden Errors in Electronic Health Records May Lead to Devastating Injuries
Carl-Erich Kruse September 26, 2019
Electronic Health Records can have benefits to providers and patients, but there are serious risks as well.
Electronic Health Records can have benefits to providers and patients, but there are serious risks as well.
At least in Eastern Washington, the courts have determined the standard of care to be applied to medicine provided to patients may differ from everyone else in the U.S.
Defendants nearly always require confidentiality when settling claims. While it benefits them, it most often does not benefit the safety of all patients.
Half of all injuries suffered by patients is preventable. Of those injuries, 12% are considered severe.
Physician Assistants must take reasonable care when removing suspicious skin lesions.
A recent study found there was no significant difference in outcomes between doctors trained under 100 hour work week conditions and those working fewer hours.
Reading the notes generated from your medical visit can help you stay on top of your own health, including catching errors that may be corrected before harm results.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used in medicine now, and will be to a greater degree in the future
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After years of attempting to fix Washington State’s racist and unfair wrongful death law, the association of attorneys who represent victims, along with other interested parties, successfully passed changes which recently became law.
