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Surgical Errors Increase Hospital Profits
Hospitals can make much more money when surgery goes wrong and leads to complications that need correcting. And that presents a problem for patients. The financial incentives do not favor better care. The current payment system rewards hospitals for bad care … Continue reading
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MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE AND COMPARTMENT SYNDROME
Compartment syndrome is a medical emergency that develops over hours in which increased pressure within a closed muscle compartment compromises the circulation and function of tissues, muscles, nerves and blood vessels within that space with escalating compression. The most common … Continue reading
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Lack of Communication – The Number One Cause of Medical Errors
The Joint Commission, which accredits most hospitals in the US and many abroad, consistently identifies communication as the number one cause of medical errors. Healthcare providers are increasingly becoming aware of the opportunities for information to get lost during handoffs … Continue reading
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Medical Error Apology Program & Medical Negligence
Hospitals nationwide are currently implementing medical error apology programs. Healthcare group advocates are proactively pushing these programs to encourage doctors and their insurers to openly disclose medical negligence errors along with physician apology for personal injury and proactive voluntary offering … Continue reading
Medical Negligence & The Joint Commission – List of Top 10 Sentinel Events
A Sentinel Event is defined by The Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) as an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof. Serious personal injury specifically includes loss of limb or function. … Continue reading
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