Blind spot: Bias as a basis of Diagnostic Error
Understanding bias could help healthcare providers reduce medical mistakes made during the diagnostic process....
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After the Fact: How can a Root Cause Analysis Prevent Medical Error?
Medical mistakes are common. While most medical errors are never noticed, some mistakes cause...
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Malpractice and Neurosurgery
When surgical intervention is necessary, most healthcare consumers hope for the best. Recent studies...
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Study Looks at Risk Factors for Preeclampsia
A new study identifies risk factors associated with the pregnancy-related condition, preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is...
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The Tragedy of Undelivered Lab Results and Delayed Diagnosis
When lab, imaging, or other test results are not followed up, the outcome can...
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Breathe Deep—the Danger of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
Hospital-acquired pneumonia is a common and often deadly healthcare-associated infection (HAI). Hospitals are a...
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What is Maternal Sepsis?
Sepsis is an often-dangerous immune response that can lead to severe outcomes or death. ...
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Overmedication in Nursing Facilities—Error or Intent?
Media reports reveal a disturbing practice at nursing facilities who use “chemical straitjackets” to...
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Errors in the ED—Dangers in Critical Care Settings
Diagnostic errors made in the Emergency Department (ED) can lead to dangerous escalation of...
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New Guidelines for treating C. diff in Hospital Settings
New treatment guidelines may reduce and deter the sometime serious impacts of infection with...
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