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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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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Three Charged With Healthcare Fraud Scheme To Sell Fraudulent Nursing Degrees
August 29, 2021
The United States Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Maryland announced on July 16, 2021 that a criminal complaint has been filed charging Patrick Nwaokwu, age 50, of Laurel, Maryland; Musa Bangura, age 62, of Manassas, Virginia; and Johanah Napoleon, age 45, of Wellington, F[...]
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