Imagine you coach a little league baseball team. Your kids have been playing well all season. They work well together, and they each know how to maximize their individual strengths in their positions. Your team makes it to the season championship. At the final game,...
Patients can feel overwhelmed by the prospect of a hospital stay for numerous reasons. From the ensuing medical debt to the potential for a painful rehab, a lengthy stay in a healthcare facility generally represents stress and worry on multiple levels. Unfortunately,...
When someone goes to the hospital for treatment, the last thing they expect is that they will suffer from medical malpractice. As rare as you may suspect these injuries are, medical malpractice is actually the third leading cause of death in the country. Suffering an...
No matter the specialization or the healthcare facility, patients rely on doctors to review their symptoms, order the correct diagnostic tests and reach the best solution possible in the shortest amount of time. With many conditions, a delayed diagnosis or a missed...
Expectant women typically do what they can to have a healthy pregnancy and rely on their physicians to help them carry their baby to term. Unfortunate conditions like preeclampsia may develop regardless of any precautions taken, putting both the mother and baby at...
Overlapping surgery or double-booked surgery has been a controversial practice that some U.S. hospitals have subscribed to for years. Teaching hospitals have been the most common to allow it. But it often brings into question matters related to ethics and safety,...
While U.S. hospitals continue to focus on the health of their patients, they sometimes overlook their nutritional needs. This may or may not come as a surprise, but malnutrition is a widespread problem among hospital patients, making them a higher mortality risk. So...
A medical malpractice lawsuit is often about a victim and their family getting adequate compensation for the pain, suffering, disability, lost wages and other damages they experienced. But while financial restitution is very important, it is not the only thing many...
Individuals rely on medical professionals to quickly arrive at a correct diagnosis so a potentially life-saving course of treatment can begin. Unfortunately, a missed diagnosis, a delayed diagnosis or an incorrect diagnosis can lead to worsening conditions or fatal...
In the medical industry, it's called "drug diversion," which sounds pretty innocent. But it means stealing and abusing medication, usually powerful painkillers, meant for patients. Unfortunately, healthcare professionals are not immune to the risk of drug addiction....