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• Preventable Hospital Errors Identified In Nearly 7% Of Admissions in New Study

  January 12, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  While nearly 25% of patients are likely to suffer adverse events in the hospital, many of those may be preventable, according to the findings of a new study.

• Hospital Mistakes, Infections on Decline After Obamacare: DHHS Report

  May 8, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  A new report shows that there has been a decline in the rates of hospital mistakes that lead to patient harm, with the Affordable Care Act also helping reduce hospital readmissions.

• Medical Misdiagnosis Harms 6M Outpatients Per Year: Report

  April 23, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  Six million Americans are harmed every year by medical misdiagnoses, according to the findings of a new study.

• Hospital Errors Lead to 400K Deaths Per Year: Study

  September 25, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Preventable hospital mistakes kill an estimated 400,000 Americans every year, according to the findings of a new study.

• Few Financial Incentives For Hospitals To Reduce Complications: Study

  April 22, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study suggests that hospitals may actually be making a profit after patients suffer complications caused by doctors botching...

• Ignoring Hospital Alarms, Warnings Linked to Patient Deaths: Report

  April 9, 2013

  Martha Garcia

  Medical device alarms play a larger role in hospital injuries and fatalities than previously thought, according to an alert issued...

• Hospital Medication Errors Often Not Disclosed To Patients: Study

  January 15, 2013

  Martha Garcia

  New research suggests that hospital medication errors occur more often than once believed, and patients and their families are often...

• Crowded Emergency Rooms May Increase Risk of Death: Study

  December 17, 2012

  Martha Garcia

  Individuals admitted to the hospital after visiting an overcrowded emergency room may face an increased risk of death, according to...

• Poor, Minorities Served by Worst Hospitals: Study

  October 14, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A disproportionate number of poor and elderly black and Hispanic patients are served by the nation’s worst hospitals in terms...

• Maryland Malpractice Lawsuit Over Sepsis Results in $1.44M Verdict

  April 1, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A Baltimore County jury has awarded $1.44 million in a Maryland wrongful death lawsuit filed against a hospital and several...