Medical Malpractice Due to Communication Breakdowns in Healthcare System
Medical malpractice claims due to communication breakdowns in Healthcare System are common and can result in serious harm to patients. Communication is a critical ...
Clinical Alarms: The Risk of Ignoring Them
The Problem with Clinical Alarms Paying attention to a clinical alarm is crucial. What happens when a ventilator, IV pump, and feeding pump are ...
Reporting Critical Test Results: A National Patient Safety Goal
Reporting Critical Test Results When we think of reporting critical test results, we usually think of results obtained through blood or radiological ...
Preventing the Misuse of Medication Vials
A multiple dose vial can carry deadly bacteria Preventing infection from misuse of medication vials is a hot topic. The Joint Commission ...
Insulin Overdoses: 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 ...
Never Events Within the Medical Malpractice Area
never events Within the medical malpractice area, lawsuits involving the never events are frequently won by plaintiffs. The liability/errors that resulted in ...
Plaintiff Winner: Wrong Patient/Wrong Site Surgery
Wrong site wrong patient surgery-inexcusable medical error Operate on the wrong patient or wrong side of the body? Unthinkable, you say? According ...
2010 National Patient Safety Goals
MRSA skin infection The Joint Commission has released the 2010 National Patient Safety Goals. The Joint Commission sets standards for, evaluates, and ...
Patient Safety: Why is it Important to Nurses & Nursing Malpractice
Patient Safety What change in healthcare would lead to the greatest improvement in patient safety? A survey of nurses found these answers: Mandated staffing ...
