Medication Errors: What you need to know
Medication errors are mistakes in prescribing, dispensing and administering medications. Common causes of such errors include poor communication, ambiguities in product names, directions for use,...
View ArticleDid You Know-Healthcare Providers Are Not Required to Disclose Medical Errors...
Research conducted by David Lind and the Heartland Health Research Institute corroborates several other studies conducted over the past 20 years that have concluded that medical errors constitute a...
View ArticleMedication errors are more common than you think
Your focus is likely on recovery when you’re laying in that hospital bed. After all, it’s difficult to get back to work, play with your children or play a round of golf from your hospital room. That...
View ArticleThe most frequent emergency room errors and their causes
The last thing anyone expects when they go to the emergency room is for a mistake to be made. But Emergency rooms are busy and often frantic and understaffed. In this fast-paced, chaotic environment,...
View ArticleWas your loved one improperly intubated in the ER?
Emergency rooms are busy places that tend to be understaffed. The doctors, nurses and staff are often overworked with long shifts and many patients. This can spell trouble for people seeking help after...
View ArticleWhen patients speak limited English, medical care can suffer
While Iowa’s certainly not one of the more ethnically diverse states in the country, it’s considerably more diverse than it once was. That’s particularly true in larger cities like Des Moines....
View ArticleIs a doctor irresponsible for suggesting off-label medication use?
There are hundreds of medications on the market, ranging from prescription sleep aids to weight loss drugs. Each of those medications has a unique formulation and a host of potential side effects. The...
View ArticleHow emergency room triage practices can lead to medical mistakes
Emergency rooms are key points of access for those with medical challenges. If someone does not have a referral from their primary care physician and cannot wait for an office appointment, the...
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