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• Hospital Bedsore Lawsuit Filed Over Death of 60 Year Old Woman

  May 12, 2011

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  A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a Maine hospital for allegedly allowing a patient to die from untreated...

• Hospital Mistakes Impact One Out of Three Patients in U.S.: Study

  April 18, 2011

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  According to new research, medical mistakes may be 10 times more common than previously believed, which could mean that one...

• Medical Mistakes and Hospital Errors Continue to Cost Lives: Study

  November 29, 2010

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  The findings of a new study suggest that efforts to decrease the number of medical mistakes in U.S. hospitals have...

• Verdict in Malpractice Lawsuit Over Failure to Diagnose Brain Infection Upheld

  September 24, 2010

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  A California appeals court has upheld a $9 million verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit won by a woman whose...

• Medical Malpractice Accounts for Less than 3% of U.S. Health Costs: Study

  September 9, 2010

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  A new study has found that the combined costs of medical malpractice and so-called defensive medicine make up only 2.4%...

• Malpractice Lawsuit Filed After Death from Fall Off Operating Table

  August 16, 2010

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  A medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against a Minnesota hospital that allegedly allowed a patient undergoing surgery to fall...

• Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Down 39% Since 2003: Report

  May 13, 2010

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  Pennsylvania has seen a 39% drop in medical malpractice lawsuits following new restrictions that require claims to meet merit standards...

• Reputation Has Greater Impact Than Quality in Hospital Rankings: Study

  April 22, 2010

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  Researchers say that reputation often trumps the quality of care when it comes to hospital rankings. 

• Medication Errors Can Be Reduced by Electronic Prescriptions: Study

  March 26, 2010

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  Medication errors caused by prescription mistakes could be reduced by a factor of seven if doctors switched to electronic prescriptions,...

• Walgreens Medication Error Verdict of $33M Upheld on Appeal

  March 18, 2010

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  A $33.3 million verdict awarded in a wrongful death lawsuit against Walgreens pharmacy over a medication error has been upheld...