Posted on Nov. 5th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
Though keeping electronic medical records on file was designed to make hospitals more efficient and improve on the level of care, there can be a variety of problems with this sort of system as well. For example, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s system recently crashed for a number of hours. Fortunately, the hospital had… read more
Posted on Oct. 18th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
Most medication errors occur during administration of the drugs. Many medications are being administered by IV, and since many are administered by using a number of doses and varying timings, the chance that a medication error could occur is great. Unfortunately, most of these errors resulted in patients either taking the wrong dosage or incorrect… read more
Posted on Oct. 1st, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
Two new studies have found a prevalence of errors occurring where medicines or anesthesia is given before or during surgical procedures. Many of such medication errors have led to fatalities. The study came about due to a physician trying to discover what drugs were given instead of the local anesthetics that were prescribed. Patients in… read more
Posted on Sep. 26th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
The federal government is planning to provide patients with the opportunity to report medical mistakes directly to them. Under the plan patients would be given a questionnaire that they can fill out and send back to the government whenever they are a victim of a medical mistake. The mistakes to be reported can be anything… read more
Posted on Sep. 24th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
The story of the former medical technician accused of stealing narcotics and possibly being responsible for an outbreak of hepatitis C apparently at one time worked for a Pittsburgh hospital. That hospital is now being sued for medical malpractice and negligence by a woman who allegedly contracted hepatitis C. The medical technician had worked for… read more
Posted on Sep. 20th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
According to the ECRI Institute for the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority (PPSA), doctors often prescribe medications before being aware that the patient is also taking another medication that may result in an adverse reaction. Unfortunately, it was also reported that such medication errors involved controlled substances that could lead to more severe consequences. The PPSA… read more
Posted on Sep. 4th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
Pittsburgh patients should be made aware that radiation used for medical purposes may simply be overused. Though use of radiation can often reveal a number of medical problems, it can damage DNA and create risks of cancer sometimes in the future. This problem has been exasperated in the last few years due to the frequent… read more
Posted on Aug. 17th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
The Institute of Medicine claims that the number of patients dying from medical mistakes in Pennsylvania and across the United States has almost doubled in recent years. Whether or not this is entirely true depends upon the accuracy of statistics generated by each individual state. There is no universal way of making the determination because… read more
Posted on Jul. 27th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
A professor at the University of Pennsylvania has noted that experience in and of itself does mean the doctor is less prone to error. Doctors often rely on anecdotal evidence concerning what has worked in the past, but such physicians have not always kept up with what is current in the medical field. For example,… read more
Posted on Jul. 2nd, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
Researchers are suggesting that changes be made to the manner in which warning labels are applied to prescription medications. It appears that current labeling practices may not result in catching the attention of the individual taking the medication, and this has resulted in a variety of medication errors. This could prove problematic – especially for… read more
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