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She Can't Sue Her Doctor Over Her Baby's Death. When She Spoke Out, She Was Silenced Again. Ruth Jacques, distraught over the fatal injuries her son suffered during childbirth, couldn't sue her doctor because of an obscure...
Clinical Care
University of Missouri Settles Lawsuits Over Knee Surgeries Involving VeterinarianThe 22 plaintiffs, a handful of whom were minors, filed suits from 2018 through 2020 over "BioJoint" surgeries pioneered by...
Clinical Care
1-in-3 Older Adults Prescribed 'Potentially Inappropriate' MedicationsThe list of potentially inappropriate medications includes antidepressants, barbiturates, androgens, estrogens, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, first-generation antihistamines, and antipsychotics.
Clinical Care
During the Pandemic, Aspire to Identify and Prevent Medication Errors and to Avoid Blaming AttitudesWhile time is a very precious commodity during a pandemic surge, certain steps can be taken to minimize the risk...
Nursing
During the Pandemic, Aspire to Identify and Prevent Medication Errors and to Avoid Blaming AttitudesSome nurses will also leave extra infusions at the bedside so they can be spiked and hung by any nurse...
Clinical Care
EHRs Fail to Detect Up to One-third of Medication ErrorsIn 2009, EHRs correctly issued alerts about potential medication problems only 54% of the time. By 2018, EHRs detected about...
Clinical Care
Open Communication Softens Impact of Medical Errors on Patients and FamiliesAlthough it has limits, open communication can decrease the emotional and behavioral impacts of medical errors.
Clinical Care
Mandatory Testing Shows Cognitive Deficits in Late-Career CliniciansAbout 13% show problems likely to impair their ability to practice medicine.
Clinical Care
IHI Pushes Safety as a Primary Business StrategyThe slow pace of hospital quality improvement frustrates patient safety advocates.
Strategy
No Safety Switch: How Lax Oversight Of Electronic Health Records Puts Patients At RiskPlans for putting patient safety first ? and for building a comprehensive injury reporting and reviewing system ? have stalled...
Clinical Care
FDA Panel: Workers a Key Factor in Dirty Duodenoscope SagaAlso, newer designs need more data, disposable scopes not yet approved
Clinical Care
'It's Very Unethical': Audio Shows Hospital Kept Vegetative Patient on Life Support to Boost Survival RatesDarryl Young suffered brain damage during a heart transplant at Newark Beth Israel and never woke up. Doctors kept him...