[Photo Caption: Up to 15,000 elderly people may be losing their lives each month due to preventable hospital errors.] A recent article in the noted medical policy journal Health Affairs claims that the number of people who die as a result of hospital-acquired conditions is still unclear. While some government agencies say 90,000 people die… Continue Reading
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Bed Sores Are Amongst Most Common Hospital Errors
Posted in Hospital Bed SoresRecognizing that the development of a bed sore during an admission to a hospital as something that simply should not occur, many facilities have begun to categorize their development for what they truly are— a serious medical error. Bed sores now join a list of dreadful occurrences such as: operations on the wrong body part,… Continue Reading
Never Event #1: Hospital Falls & Trauma
Posted in Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home FallsFalls in trauma top the list of preventable medical conditions in hospitals, accounting for 193,566 incidents in 2007. Falls in hospitals (and similarly in nursing homes) are deemed to be preventable by Medicare because with proper fall/risk assessments and staff assistance most falls in hospital could be avoided. A number of factors should be addressed by… Continue Reading