October 15, 2014—Although recent trends show a decline in anesthesia-related deaths, a study published today by the Journal of Healthcare Risk Management concludes that risks are evolving and both physicians and patients ...
Oct 15, 2014
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About 28 percent of the orders for three services at three hospitals were judged to be at least partially defensive by the physicians who ordered them.
Sep 15, 2014
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(AP)—An Alabama man who went to the hospital for a routine circumcision says doctors mistakenly amputated his penis.
Jul 24, 2014
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Diminishing windfall medical malpractice judgments for inadvertent bumps and bruises might make some lawyers sick.
May 22, 2014
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Most of the primary care malpractice claims filed in Massachusetts are related to alleged misdiagnoses, according to study in JAMA Internal Medicine by Gordon D. Schiff, M.D., of the Harvard Medical School and Brigham and ...
Sep 30, 2013
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France launched one of its biggest-ever trials on Wednesday as five managers from company PIP faced charges of selling faulty breast implants that sparked a global health scare.
Apr 17, 2013
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The University of Michigan Health System doesn't claim to be perfect. But its response to medical errors, near-misses, unexpected clinical problems and unintended outcomes is a model for the nation that other hospitals can ...
Dec 14, 2012
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Radiologists classify themselves as less competent than other physicians regarding knowledge of patient imaging costs and patient safety, a new study shows.
Apr 30, 2012
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Contrary to the common perception among physicians that poor people sue doctors more frequently, Ramon L. Jimenez from the Monterey Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Institute and his team demonstrate that socioeconomically ...
Feb 27, 2012
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Because clinical evaluation often depends on diagnostic tests, diagnostic physicians have a responsibility to notify referring clinicians when test results reveal urgent or unexpected findings. According to an article selected ...
Nov 1, 2011
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