Probability, False-Positives, and What Your Lab Test Result Really Means
Tyler Goldberg-Hoss
November 30, 2018
False-Positive test results are more common than you think.
False-Positive test results are more common than you think.
A doctor telling you to call a lawyer due to the wrongful actions of another doctor is evidence you have a case. But it’s not the whole story.
In an increasingly complicating medical world, checklists can help surgeons and other doctors avoid missing key steps and making mistakes that can cause patients harm.
Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services issues a report indicating that 29% of patients in rehab hospitals suffered some kind of harm resulting from their care.
According to a recent report, electronic health records may increase medical errors and malpractice liability.
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.
Transient amnesia is another possible side effect for health care professionals who work long hours and are deprived from sleep.
Approximately 700,000 – 1,000,000 patients fall in hospitals in the United States each year.
Patient deaths and injuries can be reduced by using standardized communication systems when patients are handed off from one provider to another.
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.