According to a recent study published in the Journal for the American Medical Association in April 2013, hospitals stand to make a substantially higher profit when surgical errors occur. Privately insured patients with no complications following surgery netted up to 330% less profit than those who experienced no complications. Likewise, patients insured under Medicare who …
Testing Begins for Patients of Tulsa Dentist
Oklahoma Department of Health Officials began contacting patients this week of dentist Dr. W. Scott Harrington after finding numerous health and safety violations in his Tulsa office. Officials are encouraging patients to undergo tests for H.I.V., Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, after finding un-sterilized and rusty instruments in the dental practice. The unsanitary practices of …
ICU Missed Diagnoses
A recent study by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found that more than 40,000 deaths each year are attributable to serious medical events that go undiagnosed in intensive care units (ICUs) nationwide. The report found that approximately 28 percent of patients who died in a hospital ICU died with an undiagnosed illness. Despite the …
Electronic Records and Medical Malpractice
According to a recent study, doctors using electronic record keeping are less likely to be sued for medical malpractice than doctors using paper records. The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, revealed that malpractice claims dropped significantly among Massachusetts physicians once they began using electronic record keeping. In the study, researchers surveyed 275 …
Philadelphia Jury Renders $6.4 Million Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case
A Philadelphia jury has rendered a $6.4 million verdict to the family of a man who died following a heart attack he suffered three months after being discharged from Temple University Hospital. The jury reached the verdict after a week-long trial in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. According to the lawsuit, 37-year old Derek …