Explain a Medical Error? Sure. Apologize Too?
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Most doctors are afraid to take responsibility for medical errors but studies have shown that physiciansâ apologies may protect against litigation.
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It is 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, and my wife, Sara, and I are driving up Georgia Avenue toward Olney. Our destination: Shoppers Food Warehouse on Route 108. Our mission: to get our flu shots. The big question: Will we arrive in time?
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QUESTION: I&#39;ve been trying to avoid artificial sweeteners, so I&#39;ve been buying regular soft drinks. Now I hear that they can lead to diabetes.
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Those strangers waiting at the doctorâs office may share a pain that others canât understand.
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Some mistakes are not always mistakes.
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What do you think of the Medicare drug discount-card program? (Check all that apply.). I&#39;m eligible but I don&#39;t use it. Biopsy results confirm a young Dublin man has contracted the human form of mad cow disease.
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Patients aren't the only ones harmed by medical errors, according to a survey released Wednesday that found many doctors who make mistakes &#151; and even those who come close &#151; suffer stress, sleep problems and loss of confidence.
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Don't assume that your complicated medical bill is correct. Errors on bills for doctors, medical tests or hospitals can result in overcharges that run from a few dollars to tens of thousands of dollars.
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There's an open secret in medicine: Patients lie. They lie about how much they smoke and whether they're taking their medicine. They understate how much they drink and overstate how much they exercise. They feign symptoms to get appointments quicker and ask doctors to hide the truth from insurance companies.
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It's a new way to push for patient safety: Don't pay hospitals when they commit certain errors. Medicare will start hitting hospitals where it hurts in October, and other insurers are hot on the trail.
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A hospital apologises to a patient who had to give up his bed in the middle of the night to make way for another emergency.
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Basic errors made by doctors, including tests ordered too late or not at all and failure to create follow-up plans, played a role in nearly 60 percent of cases in which patients were allegedly hurt by missed or delayed diagnoses, a study found.
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Should I? Shouldn't I? Those are questions that increasing numbers of patients ask themselves about such common steps as being screened for lung cancer, taking certain drugs and having back surgery. In many instances, there is no clear answer. The science doesn't tell us; each patient must weigh ...
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Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to you on behalf of journalists across this country who actually care about their credibility and that of their profession.
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Plenty of evidence suggests that having trouble understanding medical information is bad for your health. Now new research says it could even be deadly.
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a potential problem that led a national group of emergency-room doctors Monday to call for better preparation for the oncoming
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WASHINGTON The World Health Organization says one in ten hospital patients are victims of sometimes fatal medical mistakes that could have been prevented.