medical error
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Marketing
Injuries Mount as Sales Reps for Device Makers Cozy Up to Surgeons, Even in Operating RoomsDevice makers train sales reps to offer surgeons technical guidance in the operating room on the use of their products.
Strategy
Ascension Michigan to Pay $2.8M to Settle False Claims AllegationsFour Michigan hospitals were named in the suit, which stems from the questionable practices of one gynecologic oncologist.
Clinical Care
Doctors' Lobby Scores 'Major Victory' on Bill to Hold Physicians AccountableThis year's bill was approved by the state Senate after it was amended under pressure from the doctors' group.
Clinical Care
Device Makers Have Funneled Billions to Orthopedic Surgeons Who Use Their ProductsSpineFrontier allegedly paid kickbacks to surgeons who agreed to implant the highly profitable devices in hundreds of patients.
Strategy
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.