COVID Reduces Number of Surgical Procedures (and malpractice)
Well, I guess eliminating elective procedures is one way to cut down on the malpractice.
Time To Wake Up (To OUD)
76 Counts of Prescription Abuse Against an Ohio Neurologist
Opioid Use Disorder (OUD): Big Pharma and Medicine Made Off Like Bandits but what is the Human Cost?
Prison Time for Virginia Doctor Abusing Prescription Privileges A former Virginia doctor has been sentenced to three years in prison for writing prescriptions that mixed powerful painkillers into narcotic cocktails that killed at least four of her patients, officials said, I am working on cases involving opioid use disorder (OUD) and the misdiagnosis and treatment […]
US Leading In Maternal Vulnerability Is Unacceptable.
This study shows that the US has an increasingly high rate of maternal death compared to other countries.
Evidence Monday: True Stories of Negligence #1
The jury didn’t even get to hear that … “At the time he treated Hoag, the oncologist was on federal probation after pleading guilty in 2014 to one misdemeanor count of receiving an adulterated or misbranded cancer drug.” New Mexico Jury Finds for Patient in Failure to Diagnose Cancer Case
Lists Are Made For Arguing: “The 5 Most Common Medical Errors”.
The small group of lawyers litigating these cases will argue over the type, order, and ranking of these examples. But this list is a reasonable primer for patients and families concerned about protecting themselves from medical error and getting answers and deserved compensation when catastrophe strikes. The 5 Most Common Medical Errors Resulting In A […]
April 17, 2019
Follow Up Interview With Authors of IOM Report: At the intersection of health IT and patient safety: 6 Qs with University Hospitals’ CMIO Dr. Jeffrey Sunshine.
April 7, 2019
What’s happened to clinician empathy with patients?
April 4, 2019
Bleeding in Early Pregnancy and Threatened Miscarriage
April 3, 2019
Did your doctor ‘ghost’ you? An employment contract may be to blame