What Is Patient Safety?
February 19, 2022
Multiple studies have found that 10% to 12% of hospitalized patients experience adverse events, with approximately half of these events considered preventable. The prevalence of preventable adverse events has not been as extensively studied in other health care settings, but a growing body of resear[...]
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Maryland Board Of Physicians Annual Report For Fiscal Year 2020
February 10, 2022
The Maryland Board of Physicians (Board) reported for Fiscal Year 2020 that 864 new complaints were investigated for physicians, allied health practitioners, and unlicensed individuals. The three most common grounds for complaints were: ● Disciplinary Ground §14-404(a)(3)(ii) – guilty of un[...]
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Medscape Malpractice Report 2021
January 9, 2022
The Medscape Malpractice Report 2021 was released on November 19, 2021. The researchers surveyed 4,358 doctors across 29 specialties online from May 21, 2021 through August 28, 2021 and found that overall, physicians in the United States experienced a decrease in medical malpractice suits during the[...]
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Five Examples Of Serious Medical Malpractice In Arizona Prisons
December 20, 2021
An ongoing lawsuit filed in the United States District Court District of Arizona cites many examples of serious and deadly medical malpractice events that have occurred in Arizona prisons. Lung Cancer A 69-year-old man died from metastatic lung cancer that first went undetected and then was ignored [...]
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Experts Say Arizona Prison Healthcare “Seriously Deficient”
December 19, 2021
The opinions of experts in an ongoing lawsuit filed in the United States District Court District of Arizona are damning in describing the health care (or lack of health care) provided to inmates in Arizona prisons: “I have worked as a physician in jails and prisons for 27 years. My opinions in[...]
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