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Medical Malpractice

7/2/2010
Frank R. Kearney, Esq.
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Preventable Medical Mistakes

Preventable medical mistakes or errors don't happen when healthcare companies, HMOs and hospitals put patient safety first.  Patient safety means preventing mistakes using a variety or systems, guidelines, protocols and checks.

When investigative healthcare journalists analyzed the data from Las Vegas hospitals over a two year period they found 969 incidents of injuries or death from medical malpractice that should have been prevented.

Hopefully this type of reporting will lead to more transparency and accountability.  Click on the title above for additional information and a link to the article.

Labels: HMO malpractice medical malpractice medical mistakes preventable medical errors


In D.C., Maryland and Virginia, we represent people and families - patients injured because of preventable medical mistakes, children with cerebral palsy, workers with on the job injuries and people injured in serious car accidents, and families who have lost a loved one due to medical malpractice, work and car accidents.  


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