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 Aug. 14th, 2012 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
Anyone entering a Pittsburgh health clinic would cringe if they were given a fatal diagnosis. It’s probably next to impossible to consider what goes on in a patient’s mind during such an occurrence. This did occur for a patient living just south of Pennsylvania where he was presented with a diagnosis of being positive for… read more
Posted on Aug. 11th, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
HCA is considered to be the largest for-profit hospital chain in the United States, and it has 163 facilities – some here in Pennsylvania. HCA is also now at the center of a medical ethics scandal due to some of the surgical operation procedures at these facilities. The hospital chain has been accused of performing… read more
Posted on Aug. 9th, 2012 | in Birth Injuries, News
It’s so extremely sad to learn of a child born with cerebral palsy that there’s usually little to report to concerning such an incident that can be considered positive. Yet friends of families that have given birth to such a child will do everything in their power to be supportive. A couple in Wilkins (located… read more
Posted on Aug. 7th, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
Pennsylvania has spent a significant amount of time revamping its reporting requirements for hospital errors. However, according to a Department of Health and Human Services report (HHS), hospitals across the country are ignoring state requirements for reporting of errors where patients may have been harmed. Part of the problem concerning reporting of errors is that… read more
Posted on Aug. 3rd, 2012 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
Pennsylvanians suffering from unrelenting symptoms may want to seek additional medical advice to ensure their symptoms are not misdiagnosed. In particular, younger patients should be aware of the dangers of misdiagnosed cancer. Doctors often only expect to find certain cancers, like colorectal cancer, in patients over 50. However, rates of colorectal cancer in patients under… read more
Posted on Jul. 31st, 2012 | in Brain Injuries, News
In a state outside of Pennsylvania, that state’s highest court has overthrown the state’s cap on non-economic damage awards by juries. In a case that concerned a severely brain injured child that came about due to medical malpractice, the high court stated that the state cap limiting non-economic damages to $500,000 or five times what… 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. 25th, 2012 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
Medical staff needs to be responsive to the individual needs of their patients. A failure to abide by protocol or review a patient’s medical history can often lead to devastating results. Though this did not occur in Pennsylvania, the death of a woman due to medical staff failing to account for particular allergies could easily… read more
Posted on Jul. 20th, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
Many Pennsylvania television viewers have come to know the interns of “Grey’s Anatomy.” Together, Meredith Grey, Izzie Stephens, Alex Karev and the entire group have experienced ups and downs and banded together over the mistakes that they made during their internships. Although their mistakes make for a dramatic storyline, they spell disaster and pain in… read more
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