Author: Juris Digital

Hospital Discharge Errors Can Be Life-Threatening

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), a division of the US Department...

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When Medication Errors Lead to Medical Malpractice

Medication errors, also known as adverse drug events (ADEs), account for nearly 700,000 emergency...

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Healthcare Worker Fatigue and the Risk of Medical Malpractice

Especially in the field of healthcare, mistakes caused by worker fatigue can become both...

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Do You Have a Medical Malpractice Claim for Your Baby’s Klumpke’s Palsy?

The birth of a baby is supposed to be a happy event for his...

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Did Your Doctor Desert You? How You Could be the Victim of Patient Abandonment

If your doctor or a person on the medical team caring for you stopped...

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Common Airway Management Errors

Medical malpractice can result in serious injury or death. In May of 2016, Johns...

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Virginia Nursing Home Patients Possess Specific Rights

There were 15,600 nursing homes in the U.S. in 2014, according to the Centers...

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When Post-Operative Errors Result in Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice claims too many lives. A recent Johns Hopkins Medicine study shows that...

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A Hospital-Acquired Infection Could Be the Result of Medical Malpractice

Unfortunately, mistakes made by medical professionals in hospitals can lead to serious infections, frequently...

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Common Blood Transfusion Errors That Constitute Medical Malpractice

Getting a blood transfusion is a common medical procedure that many patients need when...

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