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Institute of Medicine: Americans Likely to Get One Misdiagnosis in Their Lifetime
In a new study entitled "Improving Diagnosis in Healthcare",…
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Misdiagnosis Yields $28 Million Jury Verdict
In May 2011, a 47 year old man entered an emergency room complaining…
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Misdiagnoses and Medical Malpractice
Medical experts believe that misdiagnoses occur more frequently…
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Busy Office, Too Many Patients May Lead to Misdiagnoses, Malpractice
Decades ago, it was not uncommon for a primary care physician…
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Failure to Diagnose Malpractice Case Award-$6,000,000
A 2-year-old dies. The cause-failure to diagnose a ruptured stomach.…
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Jury Awards $7.65 Million in Failure to Diagnose Malpractice Case
A Maine woman sued Maine Medical Center for failure to diagnose…
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Failure to Diagnose Leads to $2.5 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict
When a 19-year-old female entered an emergency room complaining…
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US Justice Department Joins Lawsuit Against Doctors for Unnecessary Procedures
Prior to 2005, blocked coronary arteries were routinely handled…
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Hospital Surgical and Medication Errors Climb According to New Report
2013 was not a good year for Connecticut hospitals in terms of…
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Failure to Treat Surgical Infection Leads to $2.3 Million Verdict
We all know infection is a possible consequence of any surgical…