Posted on Nov. 27th, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
Federal requirements regarding the reporting of medical errors are apparently still open to interpretation. According to certain doctors, the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 was passed to encourage physicians to report errors while at the same time be shielded from public disclosure of these errors. Yet certain states have issued court rulings… read more
Posted on Oct. 31st, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
Errors following surgery are unfortunately common. According to a study, it is estimated that about half of such errors can lead to serious health issues for the patient. And it is also felt that the current safety protocol of most hospitals will not prevent these types of errors from occurring. Though this study was conducted… read more
Posted on Oct. 15th, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
A neurosurgeon was reported as having performed ten times more the number of multiple spinal-fusion operations than other neurosurgeons. This doctor has been sued 34 times for medical malpractice, and the majority of these cases involve surgical errors due to the performance of unnecessary surgeries. It is believed that he performed the high number of… read more
Posted on Sep. 27th, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
Medical malpractice lawsuits are often a difficult area for attorneys to prove up since most such lawsuits concern a highly technical area. The attorney must not only make his case to a judge, he or she must also make it understandable for a jury. Partially because of this, not all medical malpractice verdicts go in… read more
Posted on Sep. 17th, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
A problem with a misdiagnosis is that it can ultimately lead to a number of unnecessary medical procedures. It has recently been found that screenings for ovarian cancer often lead to what are called false-positives – leading doctors to believe a patient has ovarian cancer when they do not. An unnecessary surgical procedure can be… read more
Posted on Aug. 30th, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
According to the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, approximately ten percent of patients develop postoperative complications following surgery. The study showed that as many as 11.3 percent of surgical patients were admitted back to the hospital within 30 days after surgery. Though there are a number of factors into why patients would be… 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. 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 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
Posted on Jun. 25th, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
A doctor that works for the veteran’s administration and that has a license, among other states, in Pennsylvania, has a significant disciplinary history against him. And while his license was suspended in one state for purported medical malpractice, he was still allowed to continue practicing in another state. Disciplinary records show that this doctor was… read more
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