Attorney Veronica Richards has been selected to be the new Chairperson for the Pennsylvania Association for Justice medical malpractice section. The PAJ boasts more than two thousand members and was founded in an effort to provide a wealth of legal education and resources for attorneys who represent victims of medical malpractice. Attorney Richards is extremely […]
Without a doubt, two of the most important metrics for any hospital — public or private — are patient outcomes and cost savings. While these two considerations may seem so diametrically opposed that there is no good way to improve them simultaneously, this isn’t necessarily the case. Indeed, private hospitals across the nation have long […]
Last time, we discussed how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was warning patients taking either Brintellix and Brilinta, the former an antidepressant and the latter a blood-thinner, to exercise caution as their similar-sounding names were creating confusion among both physicians and pharmacists. Indeed, the FDA indicated it had received reports of 50 medication errors […]
When you read the names Brintellix and Brilinta, it’s possible you think of computer software or some type of electronic product manufactured by the same company. As it turns out, however, these are the names of two very different prescription medications designed to treat two very different conditions, with the former designated as an antidepressant […]
The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare — the health care advocacy organization comprised of some of the nation’s foremost hospitals and health systems that utilizes “a systematic approach to analyze specific breakdowns in care and discover their underlying causes” — recently released a new online resource designed to combat one of the more prevalent […]
Last time, we started discussing the rather shocking levels at which misdiagnoses are made by physicians here in the U.S. and how some experts are now attributing part of this problem to the traditional clinical apprenticeship approach relied upon by the nation’s medical schools. In general, the traditional clinical apprenticeship approach calls for the physician-in-training […]
When it comes to the notion of medical errors, most people understand there is always some risk their treating physician will do something wrong. For instance, they know mistakes can be made regarding the treatment pursued, the medication prescribed and the surgery performed. What people seem to have a harder time understanding and accepting, regarding […]
For several months now, our blog has been following the infection epidemic associated with duodenoscopes, a medical device run down the throat that is used roughly 650,000 times per year here in the U.S. to treat gastrointestinal issues like tumors, gallstones and other blockages in the pancreatic and bile ducts. The infection risk posed by […]
Thanks to news stories highlighting military missions or trips to the local park, more people than ever are now familiar with drones. However, it’s important to understand that use of this technology — whether resembling a miniaturized plane or a so-called quadcopter — is not just limited to Air Force pilots, budding photographers and hobbyists. […]
Over the last decade, hospitals across the U.S. have been working hard to raise satisfaction scores, improve patient safety, lower the number of readmissions and, of course, limit their medical malpractice exposure. While these are rather lofty goals, many have actually been able to achieve them thanks to the deployment of a new patient care […]
