Posts tagged error

• New Tool Targets Hospital Error Rates

  Linda Chalat | May 10, 2011 4:01 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Researchers looking at the rate of hospital errors contend that a new method for identifying medical errors shows that as many as 90 percent of hospital mistakes are overlooked. The new study used a...

• Medical Errors Costs in Billions

  Linda Chalat | September 16, 2010 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  With continuing advances in medical care, one element seems to remain constant – the number of medical errors — conditions and injuries which occur in the hospital — has continued...