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Category Archives: Medication errors
Pat Iyer’s Dirty Dozen Tips for Detecting Altered Medical Records Part 2
Compare the nursery records generated at birth with those sent to the hospital to which the baby is transferred. Review the copies of hospital records found within a physician’s office records with those supplied by the hospital. In most hospitals, … Continue reading
Prescription drug overdoses on the rise in U.S.
by Megan Brooks (Reuters Health) – More and more Americans are landing in the hospital due to poisoning by powerful prescription painkillers, sedatives and tranquilizers, according to a report released American Journal of Preventive Medicine, April 2010. City-living middle-aged women … Continue reading
Common Errors of Pharmacy Technicians – Guest Post by Ashley Jones
Medications save lives, but they do so only when they’re taken correctly – by the right patient, who takes the right medicine, at the right time, in the right dosage, by the right route, and for the right amount of … Continue reading
Illegible Medical Records based on a chapter by Peter Berge JD, MPA, PA
In 2009, people’s lives still hinge upon correct interpretation of handwritten records. Some handwritten records are virtually, or actually, illegible. The prescription above was written for Femara. Premarin was dispensed and harmed the patient who received it. Plaintiff’s and defense … Continue reading
Use of Technology to Save Time by Pat Iyer
Consider how much technology has changed our personal lives. Would we go out without a cell phone? Would we use a travel agent to make flight arrangements? Would we go to the bank to transfer money when we could do … Continue reading
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How a medical malpractice suit can make a difference by Pat Iyer
Why do people file medical malpractice suits? One reason is to get answers about what happened to result in the injury. Another is to prevent the same thing from happening to another person. Although risk managers, practitioners, and administrators may … Continue reading
Reducing Distractions is Reducing Medication Errors – by Pat Iyer
My father was fascinated by airplanes when I was little. I recall going to Idlewild Airport in New Jersey to watch planes land. My father was trained as an aeronautical engineer. Little did I know as a child the lessons … Continue reading
Michael Jackson: A Demerol Death? by Pat Iyer
Reports state Jackson stopped breathing shortly after receiving an injection of Demerol. Attempts to resuscitate him were not successful. Was it the combination of medications or the Demerol which caused him to stop breathing? Toxicology reports are pending. Recent reports … Continue reading
Insulin: More than a simple injection
Have you litigated cases involving insulin overdoses? Insulin is commonly used to control the blood sugars of juvenile or Type 1 diabetics. It is a mistake to take this seemingly harmless drug for granted. Insulin is one of the most … Continue reading
