malpractice

The lead author of a new report identifies four ways to promote preoperative assessments by anesthesiologists.

A new report shows an increase in the average value of paid claims as well as a hike in the...

Hospital costs in the U.S. are so high that it made financial sense for a surgeon from Milwaukee and a...

There are a several areas where hospitals can manage ED malpractice risk, including medical condition diagnosis and opioid prescribing.

Justices won?t alter the rule that prevents active-duty military members from suing the government for negligence. The challenge came from...

Artificial intelligence and natural language processing have the potential to boost patient safety.

For surgeons, apology laws made no difference in either the number of claims or the share of those claims that...

A new study shines light on medical errors and malpractice cases in pediatric care.

UIC has played down its shortcomings in overseeing the work of a prominent child psychiatrist, but documents show that the...

Hospital leaders released the scathing government inspection report this week, along with a plan to correct significant lapses in patient...

The legislation's supporters say the bill scrubs only minor disciplinary scrapes that result in reprimands or probation.

The portion of physicians who commit sexual assault is small, but since many of these doctors are repeat-offenders, they can...