Medical Malpractice

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2020 National Patient Safety Goals highlight ongoing problems in hospital care

2020 National Patient Safety Goals highlight ongoing problems in hospital care

Identifying the correct patient and surgical site, and prompt communications top The Joint Commission's annual list

When not timely treated, sepsis can cause long-term brain problems

When not timely treated, sepsis can cause long-term brain problems

Sepsis associated encephalopathy is a dangerous condition that can cause coma, behavior changes, and motor problems

It's dangerous for doctors and nurses to ignore a patient's sudden change in behavior

It's dangerous for doctors and nurses to ignore a patient's sudden change in behavior

Altered mental status is often the first sign of a serious problem

Primary care doctor, pharmacy medication error leaves patient with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Primary care doctor, pharmacy medication error leaves patient with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Simple precautions could have avoided this painful outcome

Nuedexta prescription errors, falls, and medical malpractice

Nuedexta prescription errors, falls, and medical malpractice

Most prescriptions for Nuedexta are for non-FDA approved uses in elderly patients who live in nursing homes

Nurse practitioner botches cauda equina syndrome diagnosis, discharges patient from ER

Nurse practitioner botches cauda equina syndrome diagnosis, discharges patient from ER

Teen is left with life-long leg, bowel, bladder, and sexual problems

Feds slap Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital with citation after nurse fails to give patient medication

Feds slap Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital with citation after nurse fails to give patient medication

When nurses don't communicate with physicians who order prescription drugs, it can compromise patient safety

Pneumonia signs, symptoms, diagnosis, and medical malpractice

Pneumonia signs, symptoms, diagnosis, and medical malpractice

Pneumonia is a dangerous lung infection that is commonly misdiagnosed

Research shows that surgery centers aren't as safe as hospital operating rooms

Research shows that surgery centers aren't as safe as hospital operating rooms

More surgeries are now performed at ambulatory surgery centers than hospitals

What does it take to file a medical malpractice case in Texas?

What does it take to file a medical malpractice case in Texas?

A successful medical malpractice claim requires more evidence than just a mistake