Common diagnostic errors and medical malpractice
Federal government data suggest that 10-20% of all diagnoses are inaccurate
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Patient safety
Profits over patients in hospice and end-of-life care
Frisco, Texas hospice executive makes chilling admissions in federal court
Proposed Medicare rule would keep hospital infection and adverse event information away from the public eye
Medicare's Hospital Compare currently has a wealth of information regarding patient safety in different hospitals
Respiratory therapists: Scope of practice and medical malpractice
Respiratory therapists are an important part of the healthcare team for patients with breathing problems
Portal vein thrombosis diagnosis, treatment, and medical malpractice
In February 2018, a Harris County jury returned a large verdict, finding that physicians were negligent in handling post-surgical complication
Patient safety and end-of-life decision-making
American Medical Association may consider backing physician-assisted suicide
Study concludes that most early-stage breast cancer patients do not need chemotherapy
Breast cancer medical malpractice occurs with delayed diagnosis or treatment
Melanoma skin cancer risk, diagnosis, treatment, and medical malpractice
By age 50, men have a higher risk for developing melanoma than women
Hiring an experienced Texas medical malpractice attorney: The important of expert witnesses
May 2018 Texas Supreme Court opinion provides insights on expert qualifications
Knapp Medical Center (Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas) medical malpractice attorney/lawyer
Knapp Medical Center has been cited with two violations by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services since November 2014