Valleywide Legal Blog

Making Patient Safety a Priority Reduces Liability Claims

In an article which was published in the online version of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the authors make the pretty common sense discovery that when patient safety was made a priority at their hospital, malpractice claims and payments … Read More

Posted in Doctors, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, Malpractice costs, Medical Malpractice, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence |

Check Your Medical Records to Prevent Dangerous Mistakes

I wrote about this topic for the In The News section of our web site but it deserves repeating here.  The Wall Street Journal has some good advice for all of us:  Check your medical records.  The chances are you will … Read More

Posted in Doctors, electronic medical records, health, medical errors, medical mistakes, Medication Errors, Prescription Errors |