Category:
medical malpractice
Most injuries occur during placement of surgical equipment
After a medical screening, patients in an emergency medical condition or active labor must be medically stabilized before being discharged or transferred
Hospitals are equipped and staffed to handle complications and emergencies
There's a discovery stay provision in the health care liability tort reform statute
There are 570 licensed ambulatory surgical centers in Texas
Expert report was critical of ophthalmologist failure to perform dilated eye exam
Trained staff and readily available equipment and supplies are important to patient safety
Head injuries shouldn't be overlooked by victims or medical profesisonals
MDs and DOs are physicians held to the same general standard of care
Overcoming the different forms of bias promotes patient safety