Updates and Insights
- You Can Hold Medical Pros Or Institutions Responsible For Mistakes
Oct 3, 2014
When you go to the doctor’s office or the hospital, you expect everything to be in near-perfect shape. There should be clean surfaces and fresh sheets on the bed. The utensils that medical professionals use should be sanitized and good to go before any procedures. The medical record system should be up to date and fully functional. These are just a few of the basic things that should be happening at every hospital across the...Read More - Retained Surgical Items Happen Way Too Often
Sep 25, 2014
It may seem impossible or like it is something out of a bad movie, but unfortunately surgical errors that involve a medical tool, device or object being left in the patient happen far too often. These events, which are called “retained surgical items,” can cause a patient to suffer tremendous pain and suffering, and the harm caused by a retained surgical item could be permanent. Obviously, retained surgical items also require more surgery and medical...Read More - Almost 80 Percent Of Kids Not Screened For Developmental Disorder
Sep 18, 2014
Let’s say that the medical industry receives or makes a very serious recommendation that involves the health of patients. You would expect the industry to respond to this recommendation with vigor, right? You would think that the doctors, nurses, surgeons and everyone else involved in the medical field would do everything in their power to ensure that the recommendation is fulfilled. It appears that when it comes to kids and screening them for potential developmental...Read More - Toxic Culture Of Perfection And How It Impacts Medical Industry
Sep 14, 2014
We have talked about medical errors and their fatal consequences on this blog before. In addition, there have been reports recently that suggest the medical industry isn’t exactly undergoing a seamless transition to new error reporting methods. Given these two factors, and some recent comments by a physician at the Bellevue Hospital Center at New York University, we’re going to touch on the the medical error issue again today. The physician made an interesting comment...Read More - New Level System Identifies Surgical Centers For Kids
Sep 6, 2014
More than a month a month, we wrote a post about how there are very few people who are confident they can grade a doctor’s skill or quality of care. It really is a tough job to find out which doctor is a good one. It requires a lot of research and investigation, and sometimes a reference from a friend or family member is the best way to find your doctor. But this raises an...Read More - Who Can You Sue When You File A Medical Malpractice Claim
Aug 29, 2014
Imagine that one day while you are receiving medical care at a hospital, some sort of error or complication occurs and you are dealt a significantly worse medical outlook as a result. Which party do you sue, the doctor or the hospital? What other parties or entities could be caught up in the lawsuit? When a patient affected by a medical error, hospital negligence or a pharmaceutical error considers legal action, that patient will ultimately...Read More - Medication Errors Continue To Put Patients Health In Jeopardy
Aug 25, 2014
Approximately 450,000 hospital patients in the United States sustain adverse drug reactions annually due to medication errors made by hospital staff. Earlier this year, the New Jersey Hospital Association announced that there was much to celebrate during New Jersey’s annual Patient Safety Awareness Week. According to the Association, New Jersey hospitals are continuing to make great strides in lowering the number of hospital medication errors. While this is certainly welcome news, medication errors unfortunately remain...Read More - Chronic Kidney Disease Affects 20 Million Adults In Us
Aug 21, 2014
Have you ever heard of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)? If you haven’t, it’s time to gain some awareness of this condition which affects an estimated 10 percent of the United States adult population. That’s about 20 million people, and when you consider the potentially dire consequences of living with CKD, it becomes clear that this condition poses a major health threat. Chronic Kidney Disease is a relatively simple condition in which a person’s kidneys are...Read More - Medical Pros Institutions Struggle To Adjust To Error Reporting
Aug 14, 2014
A few weeks ago, we wrote a blog post about the hundreds of thousands of deaths that occur every year as a result of a medical error. The report that post referenced found that about 325,000 people die each year because of medical errors. What this data obviously shows is that far too many people suffer the ultimate penalty for going to the doctor. In light of the information, it would seem like most hospitals...Read More - Here Are A Few Signs That You May Need A New Doctor
Aug 8, 2014
Many people want to change doctors, but don’t. Since the hassle of such a change deters people from seeking out a new doctor, they may stick with a medical professional who fails to provide them with the care they deserve. As tough as it may seem to change doctors, that effort is minimal compared to suffering through medical care that may not be up to your standards, or even medically acceptable standards. So when is...Read More