Wrong Patient, Wrong Part, Wrong Side?
Gene Moen
April 13, 2016
It is not common, but it occurs surprisingly often: a doctor does a procedure on the wrong leg or even the wrong patient. Doctors call
It is not common, but it occurs surprisingly often: a doctor does a procedure on the wrong leg or even the wrong patient. Doctors call
In response to some patients’ problems with accessing their own records, the Obama administration issued new guidelines recently on patients’ rights to these records.
A recent study confirms earlier research showing higher incidences of complications in medical care during "off hours"
A new study found that a gene that was known to be related to narcolepsy may also play a key role in reducing the risk of heart failure.
It is usually a good idea to wait to involve an attorney until a victim of medical negligence is "fixed and stable."
Suing health care providers for money might sound to some people distasteful, but it accomplishes at least two very worthy goals.
Mike Eisenberg, son of patient advocate Dr. John Eisenberg, is making a documentary to educate the public about the current patient safety crisis.
A new study in the journal Radiology suggests that breast MRI after screening mammogram may be helpful in finding larger and more aggressive tumors.