According to a recent report, electronic health records may increase medical errors and malpractice liability.
A Brooklyn man is bringing a lawsuit alleging that there was a delay in treating his compartment syndrome, resulting in the amputation of his right leg above the knee.
Health care providers in the US are bombarded with hundreds of alarms throughout their workday, which can result in becoming desensitized to them and possibly endangering patients.
It is difficult for victims of hospital acquired infections to bring claims, because it is hard to prove how the infection was acquired and whether that was the result of the negligence of the hospital.
According to a recent paper published by the Mayo Clinic, the rate of doctor "burn out’ is increasing.
Approximately 700,000 – 1,000,000 patients fall in hospitals in the United States each year.
A recent study found that patients who had no history of opiate drug use who were prescribed painkillers upon discharge from a hospital were five times more likely to become chronic opioid users.
Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States, but often times the victims of these errors never learn the full story.
Sometimes a risk of a procedure occurs and it is not because the surgeon was negligent. But sometimes a risk occurs because of negligence. The informed consent form should not be used to shield surgeons from liability in both situations.
According to a 2013 study, about one-fourth of operating room errors are caused by technology and equipment problems.