Pneumonia Malpractice Claims
PNEUMONIA MALPRACTICE CLAIMS Go back to Delays in Diagnosing Serious Infections Pneumonia, particularly in high-risk patients, can result in breathing difficulties, sepsis, and even death.
PNEUMONIA MALPRACTICE CLAIMS Go back to Delays in Diagnosing Serious Infections Pneumonia, particularly in high-risk patients, can result in breathing difficulties, sepsis, and even death.
As I recently wrote pneumonia is a deadly disease. Because of this, the diagnosis must be made promptly to give the patient the best chance
Pneumonia (as described here) can be deadly, but in the vast majority of situations, timely diagnosis and intervention can avoid serious complications. However, when pneumonia
Pneumonia is an infection in the lungs that cause the tiny air sacs called alveoli to become inflamed and fill up with fluid or pus.
Studies show that one in four adults who have community-acquired pneumonia receive appropriate standard antibiotics but do not respond to the treatment.
DELAYS IN DIAGNOSING SERIOUS INFECTIONS Pneumonia, Sepsis, Meningitis/Encephalitis, Spinal Abscesses and Endocarditis. Infections can cause serous damage, including amputation, organ failure, and even death. Diagnosing
This summer a large study found “statistically significant decreases in the annual rates of in-hospital adverse events” for numerous indicators of patient safety. The study
Wrongful Death Infant Death | Maternal Pregnancy Death Although modern medicine has greatly reduced the number of maternal and fetal deaths resulting from the labor
Algorithms have long been used in medicine to evaluate whether targeted workups are needed for different conditions. They are computations that help providers determine the
2,499 hospitals will see a reduction in Medicare payments for 2022 as penalty for excessive readmissions. These hospitals penalized for excessive readmissions represent 47% of