Robert Painter

Robert Painter

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Robert Painter is an award-winning medical malpractice attorney at Painter Law Firm Medical Malpractice Attorneys in Houston, Texas. He is a former hospital administrator who represents patients and family members in medical negligence and wrongful death lawsuits all over Texas. Contact him for a free consultation and strategy session by calling 281-580-8800 or emailing him right now.

Errors in medication management are in 2020's top 10 list of most common sentinel/never events
medical malpractice drugs and medications

Errors in medication management are in 2020's top 10 list of most common sentinel/never events

Nursing, physician, pharmacy medication errors can cause patient harm

Robert Painter
Robert Painter
Medical device clinical alarm problems are among the top hospital sentinel events of 2020
medical malpractice hospitals

Medical device clinical alarm problems are among the top hospital sentinel events of 2020

Clinical alarms are only helpful when hospital staff members pay attention to them

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Robert Painter
Delay in treatment is one of the top healthcare sentinel events of 2020
medical malpractice patient safety

Delay in treatment is one of the top healthcare sentinel events of 2020

Delays in testing can lead to diagnostic and treatment errors

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Robert Painter
Retained foreign bodies/surgical items are among top serious 2020 medical errors
medical malpractice operating room

Retained foreign bodies/surgical items are among top serious 2020 medical errors

Sponges, needles, and gauze are the most common surgical items negligently left behind in patients' bodies

Robert Painter
Robert Painter
Wrong site, wrong person surgeries among top serious 2020 medical errors
medical malpractice surgery

Wrong site, wrong person surgeries among top serious 2020 medical errors

One hospital recently admitted to surgically removing the wrong man's prostate gland

Robert Painter
Robert Painter
A successful Texas medical malpractice case requires more than just a healthcare mistake
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A successful Texas medical malpractice case requires more than just a healthcare mistake

Plaintiffs must link the medical mistake to foreseeable harm with expert testimony

Robert Painter
Robert Painter
Opioids, muscle relaxants increase fall risk
medical malpractice hospitals

Opioids, muscle relaxants increase fall risk

Some fall risk tools don't account for these factors, and can lead to nursing medical malpractice

Robert Painter
Robert Painter
Hospital cost saving efforts can lead to early extubation, medical malpractice
medical malpractice anesthesia

Hospital cost saving efforts can lead to early extubation, medical malpractice

Removing a breathing tube too quickly can lead to brain injury or death

Robert Painter
Robert Painter
There are risks to stopping fetal monitoring before delivery
medical malpractice babies birth labor delivery fetal

There are risks to stopping fetal monitoring before delivery

Baby is born with brain injury after no monitoring in operating room and no-rush C-Section delivery

Robert Painter
Robert Painter
medical malpractice anesthesia

The unsupervised certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) model threatens patient safety

Wisconsin hospital fired all anesthesiologist physicians and replaced them with less trained, cheaper CRNAs

Robert Painter
Robert Painter