The Informed Patient

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Medical errors cost ACC $7.6mTwo people who ended up as paraplegics after medical treatment have received more than $200,000 each in compensation.Stuff - Feb 12 08:14am
Many doctors hide the truth about medical errors, study findsSome things are better left unsaid – and that includes certain aspects of your medical condition, doctors say.Los Angeles Times - Feb 08 02:31pm
Medical Errors Victimize Doctors, PatientsAccording to the Institute of Medicine, there are 98,000 Americans who die every year as a result of medical errors.WCVB Boston - Feb 07 08:11pm
Some doctors hide truth about medical errorsLOS ANGELES -- Some things are better left unsaid -- and that includes certain aspects of your medical condition, doctors say. In a nationwide survey of 1,800 physicians, 17 percent had some level of disagreement with the notion that they should "never tell a patient something that is not true."Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Feb 08 10:13pm
Fed Study Cites Woeful Medical Error ReportingSix out of seven medical errors harming Medicare patients go unreported by hospital employees, according to a federal study released on January 6.Risk & Insurance - Jan 16 11:32am
When doctors ditch pens, medical errors dropThere’s a lot of interest in health care right now in digitizing doctors’ decision-making, using computer databases to assist in diagnoses and treatments (Exhibit A: Wellpoint’s pilot project using Dr. Watson, the Jeopardy-winning super-computer, to assist doctors in the exam room). NPR flags new research that underscores how much that kind of technology could improve the quality of care we ...Washington Post - Feb 01 07:37am
Designing out errors in hospitalHow wards could be made saferBBC News - Feb 03 08:59am
The Only Real "Medical Malpractice Reform" Is PreventionThere's a great article in The Washingtonian magazine today titled, "Minor Mistakes, Deadly Results," about the thousands of deadly medical errors occurring annually and the measures taken by Washington-are hospitals to prevent them. Here's the beginning of the article, with a story that illustrates the cases and should break your heart: When Frances Barnes had a stroke in August 2008, she was ...Injury Board - Jan 30 02:59pm
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