Poor healthcare worker communication is a significant issue that can adversely affect patient outcomes and safety, potentially leading to medical errors and malpractice. This concern spans across various aspects of healthcare delivery. Some of the ways that poor...
Medical Malpractice
Women are at greater risk from heart attacks due to malpractice
Heart attacks can certainly happen to both men and women. In some cases, these individuals are able to go to the hospital or the doctor’s office and talk through their symptoms. If they get prompt treatment, they may be saved and make a full recovery. But there are...
Safeguarding against medical malpractice before you have surgery
Before undergoing surgery, patients may naturally experience a mix of emotions, from anxiety to hope for improved health. Amid these feelings, the concern for medical malpractice, though unpleasant, is a valid consideration. Medical errors caused by negligent...
How bad bedside manner can become medical malpractice
Massachusetts residents always want to be treated with respect when they see their doctors. Unfortunately, not all doctors have the best bedside manner; some are rude and even dismissive. This is when that attitude crosses the line into medical malpractice. Bad...
ALS is misdiagnosed 40% of the time
Thousands of people in Massachusetts and around the country are diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis each year, but many of these diagnoses are made months after the onset of symptoms. About 40% of the people who develop ALS each year are initially diagnosed...
Malpractice claims against nurse practitioners are increasing
The medical care industry in Massachusetts is booming and shows no signs of stopping. But there may be a dark side to our country's increasing need for health care. Malpractice claims against nurse practitioners are on the rise. Most commonly, medical malpractice...
Know how to recognize surgical mistakes
For people in Massachusetts who are suffering from a medical condition, illness or injury, surgery is often the only alternative. Patients undoubtedly expect medical professionals to adhere to the highest standard of care. Unfortunately, medical errors happen...
Dealing with emergency room malpractice
When you are diagnosed with an illness in Massachusetts, you expect to have it treated correctly. You have the right to receive prompt and courteous treatment for any kind of injury that you may have suffered. If you should fail to receive the right type of medical...
Physician notes can reveal bias, disbelief and disapproval
The notes entered on medical records by physicians and other clinicians offer insights into their opinion about patients' behavior and the validity of their complaints. In Massachusetts and elsewhere, the attitudes of healthcare professionals can impact the quality...
Bad bedside manner and medical malpractice
When you think of medical malpractice, you often imagine cases where a doctor makes a mistake that leads to harm to the patient. However, it can take other forms beyond medical errors, including issues related to bedside manner. Bedside manner refers to a doctor's...