Posts for the 'Medical Malpractice' Category
Hospital Infection Lawyers: Steps can be taken to prevent infection in hospitals
Many hospital infections are “never events” that can be prevented with simple, effective steps that reduce the risk of potentially life-threatening injuries and potential hospital infection lawsuits. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal highlights both some old tried-and-true infection prevention techniques, as well as some emerging technology that could be employed to avoid hospital infections, such as the drug-resistant MRSA bug.
Medical Mistakes Predicted by Stress and Fatigue of Doctors
A new study highlights how personal stress and fatigue among medical residents can lead to medical mistakes and potentially cause devastating injuries for patients.
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Prescription Mistake Lawyers: Preventing Medication Mix-Ups
The medical malpractice lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. investigate potential claims for prescription mistakes and medication mix-ups throughout the United States. When a doctor writes the wrong prescription, a pharmacy fills the wrong drug or a nurse dispenses the wrong medication to a patient it can have devastating consequences, and these problems can be prevented if the proper standard of medical care is followed.
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Hospital Bed Injury Prevention Tips
The FDA has released a helpful list of tips aimed at preventing a potential hospital bed injury. The agency is releasing the guide to what they indicate is a prevalence of complex hospital beds, and the sometimes fatal risk of entrapment by patients.
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MRSA Infection Lawyers: Infant Infection Rates Rise
Although a growing number of experts are recognizing that most hospital MRSA infections can be prevented if certain preventative steps are followed by medical facilities, new research indicates that the number of newborn babies infected with antibacterial resistant “super bugs” has tripled over the last several years.
The medical malpractice lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. investigate potential hospital infection lawsuits throughout the United States for individuals injured by these largely preventable conditions.
Improving Health Care Is the Best Means of Medical Malpractice Reform
While tort reform advocates argue that medical malpractice lawsuits are the cause of rising medical costs in the United States and push for further limits on the ability of consumers to pursue legal action for preventable mistakes, the total cost of medical malpractice litigation is only 0.6% of the nation’s overall health care costs and the number of payments for claims have fallen to record lows in recent years.
Nursing Home Quality of Life Improvements Urged by Medicare
New guidance issued by Medicare calls for nursing homes to change the way they operate, and make elderly care facilities less like hospitals and more like a warm, comforting, home environment. Improving nursing home quality of life for residents will help maintain the dignity people deserve in their final years, and hopefully reduce the incidence of nursing home neglect and abuse.
Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, designed to bring attention to issues of elder neglect, abuse and exploitation. Falling on June 15 each year, the International Network for Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) uses this day to encourage increasing public knowledge of elderly abuse and educating the public in ways that such abuse can be recognized and prevented.
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Pharmacy Labeling Error Resulted in Mother Giving Wrong Medication to Baby
More than 3.8 billion prescriptions are filled each year, and in very rare instances a pharmacy error or mistake could create a dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation. The Spokesman-Review recently profiled the story of a baby from Spokane, Washington, whose mother gave her the wrong medication due to a pharmacy labeling error.
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Tennessee Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit Caps
Although the nursing home industry was pushing for a cap on damages in Tennessee nursing home neglect lawsuits, the state legislator failed to pass the proposed bill out of a House subcommittee this week. If the bill had been passed and ultimately enacted as law, it would have been a major setback for the protection of elderly and ill nursing home residents in Tennessee, as it would have removed much of the incentive for facilities to provide quality care.
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