Posts tagged mistake

• Pharmacy Error May Have Lead to the Death of 21 Polo Horses

  David Mittleman | April 27, 2009 9:36 AM | 5 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Twenty-one of twenty-six Venezuelan polo horses collapsed shortly after being administered a compound similar to Biodyl–a French-made supplement including vitamins and minerals not approved in...

• "I'm Sorry": An Apology can be a Powerful Lawsuit Mitigation Tool

  Mark Bello | August 30, 2010 1:13 PM | 1 CommentFarmington Hills, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  How is it possible for a doctor to operate on the wrong side of the brain or amputate the wrong limb? Unfortunately, medical errors happen all too often. Diagnostic errors can be the result of...

• Six Mistakes Your Doctor Could Be Making

  David Mittleman | April 19, 2010 7:33 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  According to a Reader’s Digest article, there are at least six mistakes that your doctor could be making that could negatively impact your health. These mistakes range from failing to...

• Transparency is Best When It Comes to Medical Mistakes

  David Mittleman | March 08, 2010 2:03 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Wouldn’t it seem like knowing a hospital’s previous medical mistakes might be important information to obtain prior to deciding to have a procedure performed at a particular hospital?...

• Woman's Experience at Hospital Exemplifies Problems with Mistaken Identity and Wrong-Site Surgeries

  David Mittleman | November 13, 2009 10:12 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  When Kerry Higuera started bleeding three months into her pregnancy, she instantly rushed to the hospital. Fearful that she was miscarrying, she knew that seeing her doctor would most likely give...

• 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...

• Pfizer Packaging Mistake of Birth Control Pills Could Lead to Unintended Pregnancies

  David Mittleman | February 04, 2012 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Pharmaceutical company Pfizer recently announced that it had accidentally released packs of birth control pills that were incorrectly packaged, potentially leading to unintended pregnancies for...

• Dropping the Pen Helps Doctors Reduce Prescription Errors

  David Mittleman | February 03, 2012 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  There is a definitely a push towards moving hospital records from paper to digital form. This push may actually be very important, considering that researchers recently found that when doctors...

• Preventing Pharmacy Errors Would Result in Fewer Injuries, Huge Savings

  David Mittleman | April 07, 2011 3:24 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In 2009, nearly 4 billion prescriptions were dispensed in the United States, according to one study. With so many prescriptions being filled – and with pharmacists under pressure to quickly...

• 5 Mistakes That You Should Make to Get Ahead in Life

  David Mittleman | September 27, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Most of us walk around avoiding those worst moments that can occur in life--embarrassing ourselves, ruffling bosses' feathers, or putting ourselves in situations where we might fail. However,...