Posts tagged medical errors

• Diagnosis Errors: A Second Opinion can Make all the Difference

  Scott Kappes | January 17, 2012 4:06 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Each day thousands of Americans are diagnosed with cancer and other serious diseases, but according to a new report, we should be seeking a second opinion far more often. The new report from...

• Cost of Medical Errors Estimated at $19.5 Billion

  Scott Kappes | August 11, 2010 2:36 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  I have written about the abundance of medical errors on a few occasions, but I believe this is the first time that I have seen an actual dollar figure attached to the subject. The estimated annual...

• Inadequate resident supervision leads to medical errors

  Beth Janicek | August 11, 2010 12:45 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  According to a 2005 study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, “Teaching hospitals differ from other health care institutions at the systems level, with potential implications for...

• San Antonio Family Starts a Personal Safety Foundation after a Devastating Loss

  Beth Janicek | April 26, 2010 10:24 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A San Antonio family has turned their devastating personal loss into a positive action by creating a patient safety foundation to help others from becoming a victim of medical mistakes. Louise...

• New Documentary Aims to Raise Awareness about Medical Errors

  Scott Kappes | April 23, 2010 4:27 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The ash plume from the world most unpronounceable active volcano, now aptly named E-15 for the first letter and the 15 that follow it, has put a damper on the large crowds expected for the Nice,...

• Dennis Quaid: “Frontman” for a Campaign to Improve Patient Care

  Beth Janicek | April 14, 2010 1:53 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In November 2007, Dennis Quaid’s 10 day old twins were given an adult dose of the blood thinner heparin at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, which essentially turned their blood to...

• Medical Errors

  Beth Janicek | August 12, 2009 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Ten years ago, To Err is Human the highly publicized federal report called for a mandatory nationwide reporting system for medical errors, which the AMA and the American Hospital Association...

• Medical Errors Claim 200,000 Lives Each Year

  Scott Kappes | August 11, 2009 3:03 PM | 2 CommentsHouston, TX Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Experts estimate that 98,000 people die each year from preventable medical mistakes and an additional 99,000 patients die each year from hospital acquired infections. A highly publicized report...

• Leading Cause of Accidental Death in America is Mistakes in Medical Care

  Beth Janicek | August 10, 2009 5:40 PM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  There was an excellent article about medical mistakes on the front page of the San Antonio Express News this Sunday. The article states that the leading cause of accidental death in America is...

• Feeding Tube Error May Have Caused Patient’s Death

  Scott Kappes | August 10, 2009 3:40 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The family of Elbert Eugene “Gene” Riggs Jr. has filed a lawsuit against the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio where an improperly inserted feeding tube allegedly directly lead...