Donahoe Kearney Blog

Preventable Medical Mistakes

Preventable medical mistakes happened nearly 1000 times over a two year period, based upon investigative reporting and analysis of hospital data from Las Vegas.

Medical Literature Ghostwriting

Health care decisions, insurance authorization of diagnostic tests and medical malpractice cases can all be impacted by medical literature that reports and publishes findings and studies on patient care, standards, the effectiveness of treatment, etc. But what if the articles aren't written by doctors or scientists, but are ghost written for drug and medical device companies?

Trying to instill a culture of safety in hospitals

Reducing medical malpractice should focus on patient safety. By reducing preventable medical errors and those choices by HMOs, hospitals and healthcare workers that don't put patient safety first, instances of medical malpractice will decline.

Patient Safety and Preventing Medical Malpractice

Ten years ago a government study showed nearly 100,000 people die annually due to preventable medical errors and malpractice. A recent patient safety conference showed hospitals still have a way to go to put patient safety first.

Hospital System Fails Heart Patients

Talk about an unsafe hospital practice. Over 4,000 echocardiograms (an ultrasound image of the heart used to detect abnormalities) performed at a New York hospital were never read by a cardiologist.

Never Events - Preventable Medical Errors

"Never Events" is a term for preventable medical errors or medical mistakes that should never happen.

Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice kills 98,000 people every year. That doesn't include patients who suffer brain damage, cerebral palsy or amputations because of medical errors.