Posts tagged Error

• Spinal Cord Injuries Require Skilled and Experienced Assistance

  David Mittleman | November 12, 2009 4:59 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Spinal Cord Injuries
  

  A spinal cord injury is a serious and potentially debilitating injury that cause damage to the white matter of the spinal cord that carries signals to and from the brain. Spinal cord injuries can...

• Dangerous Prescription Errors Far Too Common

  David Mittleman | November 07, 2009 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Each year, over 3 billion prescriptions are dispensed in the United States. Patients depend on these medications for their well-being, and it is important that the dispensing pharmacy accurately...

• Radiologists Reluctant to Admit Mammography Errors to Patients

  David Mittleman | November 03, 2009 12:54 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  According to a new study released this month, radiologists may not be so honest when it comes to admitting their mistakes. Specifically, radiologists may not disclose mammography errors to patients,...

• Five Hospital Secrets That Could Save your Life

  David Mittleman | October 01, 2009 12:57 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Most of us don’t enjoy a trip to the hospital. If you are already sick, the first priority on your mind is getting better as quickly as possible so that you can get out of the hospital and...

• Brooklyn Man Dies of Heart Attack After a Series of Medical Errors at Maimonides Medical Center

  David Mittleman | September 28, 2009 9:14 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Doctors at the Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, seriously dropped the ball on maintaining the standard of care in 2008. Jacob Goldbrenner, a Brooklyn man, was brought to...

• Mayo Clinic Study Finds Doctors' Medical Mistakes Increase When Fatigued or Distressed

  David Mittleman | September 24, 2009 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Mayo Clinic researchers aren’t the first to discover some of the main causes of medical errors among medical residents, including fatigue and distress. However, a recent study by The Mayo...

• Tort Reform Revisited: Why It Isn't the Answer to All Our Healthcare Cost Woes

  David Mittleman | September 21, 2009 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Yesterday I wrote about the curious case of McAllen, Texas and how putting caps on medical liability payouts wasn’t the magical cure for reducing the rising cost of healthcare....

• Veterans Receive False Lou Gehrig's Disease Diagnoses

  David Mittleman | September 03, 2009 1:08 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently made a huge mistake when they sent letters to veterans, informing them that they had Lou Gehrig’s disease. The Department promises that they...

• Tort Reform Not a Panacea for Decreasing Health Care Costs

  David Mittleman | August 22, 2009 9:37 AM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  So far critics have mostly focused on tearing apart health care reform by portraying it as “socialist” or as a “Nazi” agenda with a federal government “death...

• 200,000 Patients a Year Die from Medical Mistakes and Preventable Infections

  David Mittleman | August 17, 2009 12:36 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  According to a recent investigation conducted by the Hearst Corporation, an estimated 98,000 people die each year from preventable medical errors. In fact, more Americans die each month from...