A recent article found that there are currently 400 instances in medicine where new literature has shown that current medical practice doesn’t work, or worse.
Providing care to patients with limited English proficiency can be risky without the use of qualified translators.
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.
According to a recent paper published by the Mayo Clinic, the rate of doctor "burn out’ is increasing.
According to a 2013 study, about one-fourth of operating room errors are caused by technology and equipment problems.
Poorer outcomes occur in surgeries performed on the weekend and holidays. A recent study hopes to remedy this situation.
A “growing movement,” including both doctors and the relatives of those hurt or killed in operations, is advocating for putting audio and video recording devices in operating rooms to allow for greater transparency.
A recent Consumer Reports article describes a link between respectful treatment by health care works and fewer preventable medical errors. Unfortunately the converse is true: disrespectful doctors and nurses make more medical errors causing harm.
Recently, three top national medical systems decided to stop low volume procedures from occurring in their systems, ostensibly to increase patient safety
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.
