Hospital or nursing facility falls are almost always medical malpractice
Nursing staff is required to assess each patient's fall risk upon admission
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Hospitals
Townsen Memorial Hospital, in Humble, Texas hit with administrative penalty
Texas Health and Human Services Commission investigates multiple allegations
New resource for researching hospital quality
The Joint Commission's Quality Check database shares information on C-Section and newborn complication rates, among other metrics
Dallas court of appeals: Visitor slip and fall in hallway is not health care liability claim
Tort reform limitations do not apply
Lawsuit alleges surgeon fired after testifying about medical mistakes at hospital
Some medical malpractice victims perceive a conspiracy of silence among healthcare providers
2021 National Patient Safety Goals revisit familiar areas
To reduce patient risks, hospital leaders must do more than check the box
Res ipsa loquitur in Texas medical malpractice cases
Some medical mistakes are so clear that juries can understand them without expert testimony
COVID-19 poses new challenges in bedsore prevention
Evolving standard of care requires physicians, nurses to take new measures to avoid pressure injuries
Botched radiology reports, passive clinical doctors lead to errors in diagnosis
Radiology scans rarely completely rule out potential medical conditions
Hospitalists, going through the motions, and medical malpractice
Hospitalist physicians are hospital-based doctors who are supposed to be the quarterbacks managing medical care