Patient Safety

A medical malpractice suit can be filed if a patient suffers injury, harm, or death because of inappropriate medical care. Last year, there were more than 10,000 medical malpractice payment reports filed with the Health Resources and Services Administration in the U.S. Prior to choosing a doctor, make sure that he or she hasn't...

Your medical or healthcare records—all the notes, lab results, X-rays, billing statements,  and more—that are generated from your interactions with healthcare providers (and others), are an important part of your medical care. The law guarantees that you have the right to access this information to help you make better medical decisions. Let’s look at...

A Pennsylvania woman says that a surgical screw made by a Michigan company and implanted in her lumbar vertebrae during spinal fusion surgery has fractured and can’t be removed safely. Donna Mae Dolby of Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania filed suit in Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas against Stryker Corporation of Portage, Michigan and the...

The clinics of Dr. Jihad Mustapha, who called himself the “leg saver,” will reportedly cease operations in the state. The doctor’s Michigan vascular clinics, where he performed thousands of lucrative procedures that have come under scrutiny for being unnecessary and potentially dangerous, will close. A number of his patients said that Mustapha has done...

“I’d like a second opinion.” That’s all there is to it. It’s not that difficult to say. But it’s important to consider a second opinion. It’s when another healthcare provider reviews your medical records to provide you with a diagnosis and treatment recommendation. This second opinion may be the same as the initial one,...