Posts tagged mistake

• Death Or Injury From Misdiagnosis Stories

  Wayne Parsons | August 16, 2009 2:28 PM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I have written about the news story that is shaking the country: DEAD BY MISTAKE. Kudos to Hearst News for telling the truth to the public! Here are the stories behind DEAD BY MISTAKE. Mother...

• Mistakes Made in Medical Care are the Top Cause of Accidental Death in America.

  Wayne Parsons | August 13, 2009 10:53 PM | 3 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Let me start with the facts. 98,000 Americans die from preventable medical errors each year! 99,000 Americans die from preventable hospital acquired infections each year! The cat is out of...

• Cancer Patients Rally in New York to Reform Law To Allow More Time to File Malpractice Suits

  Wayne Parsons | June 04, 2009 11:59 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In a story by T.J. RAPHAEL in The Legislative Gazette she reports that a group of cancer patients, their families and a coalition of health care and consumer advocates came to Albany, New York on...

• Medical Malpractice in Hawaii - Should The Hawaii Legislators Reward Doctors?

  Wayne Parsons | March 24, 2009 10:28 PM | 3 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  While the Hawaii legislature considers handing out a free pass for doctors to injure their patients through blatant mistakes and not have to pay for it, a recent survey shows that the medical...

• WARNING! One Out of Five Doses of Medications Given In Hospitals is Wrong

  Wayne Parsons | October 31, 2008 6:28 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Medication errors cause 7,000 deaths each year and the frightening truth is that 1 out of every 5 doses of medication given in hospitals is wrong according to the Academy of Managed Care...