Quality improvement relies on understanding frequency, type, and location of adverse events. Without this knowledge, how can we reduce injuries if we can’t identify when,
Hopefully, if you are reading this, you have lived your life never having to consider calling a lawyer because you or someone close to you
In 1951, doctors took a sample of cells from a woman dying of cervical cancer without her knowledge or consent. That woman was Henrietta Lacks,
Someone has developed “black boxes” for the OR. Black boxes, also known as flight data recorders, have been used to collect information from aircrafts for
We have written blogs recently that described how AI is being applied to medical issues, particularly with regard to radiology imaging. It seems now that
If you can prove malpractice occurred, you may have a case. If you can’t, you don’t. Certainly, medical negligence occurs every day in every state
We have written several blog posts about how hospitals keep bad surgeons working for them, even if the surgeons are causing injury and death to
In late 2018, a private medical group called Optum bought a controlling interest in The Polyclinic. The latter was a 100-year old Seattle group of
A recent poll Associated Press poll found that the majority of Americans give our health care system a failing grade. This includes flaws in the
The fairness* of having time limits within which claims must be brought. If you are fortunate, you have never had to think about bringing a
