Surgical Errors Cost Billions, Damage Lives
MedPage Today is reporting that the financial costs of surgical…
Doctor Settles 11 Medical Malpractice Cases
A former Duke University cancer researcher and physician, Dr.…
Appeals Court Rules Doctor May Be Liable for Failure to Diagnose Cancer
A Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled that a doctor may be liable…
Point-of-Care Testing Designed to Increase Quality of Care But Not Immune From Error
So-called Point-of-Care Testing is a relatively new program that's…
Hospitals Fined for Medical Errors
The State of California has fined 14 hospitals for serious medical…
Reported Medical Errors In Massachusetts Unchanged from Previous Year
According to the state Department of Public Health, reported…
Health & Human Services Study Finds Major Medical Errors Not Being Reported
A recent study conducted by the Department of Health and Human…
Are Devices Contributing to Medical Errors?
Last week, the NY Times ran a front page article on the relationship…
Dental, Orthodontic and Oral Surgery Malpractice
We don't normally think of dentistry or its related practices…
New Study Says Caps Don’t Work in Lowering Healthcare Costs
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry has made it a staple of his…
