medical mistakes – MedClient.com https://www.medclient.com Blog for consumers of health care and medical services Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:24:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.8 Labeling issues spur prescription medicine mistakes https://www.medclient.com/2011/04/18/label-issues-spur-prescription-medical-mistakes/ Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:26:25 +0000 https://www.medclient.com/?p=829

Are you being prescribed the wrong medication ?

Getting the wrong medication and medical negligence can be the result of many factors.

Being prescribed the wrong medication altogether, or receiving an improper dosage of the correct medication is only a part of the problem.

That being said consumers should definitely check the labels of prescription bottles before they leave the store.

“In 2006, the Institute of Medicine issued a report citing medication mistakes as the most common medical errors, resulting in an estimated $3.5 billion in added costs for lost wages, productivity and additional health care expenses.”

“In 2008, 1.9 million people became ill or injured from medication side effects or because they took or were given the wrong type or dose of medication, compared with 1.2 million injured in 2004”

]]> Do shorter hours for doctors equal better care for patients? https://www.medclient.com/2011/04/07/do-shorter-hours-for-doctors-equal-better-care-for-patients/ Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:50:15 +0000 https://www.medclient.com/?p=442

Can doctors focus on patient care and be well rested?

Would you feel safe going to the hospital knowing your doctor had 20 minutes of sleep over the past 24 hours?

“To be honest, I don’t really know if this is better or worse,” she said, recounting how she felt she was signing over responsibility for her patients more often than she ever imagined she would, missing key events in their hospital course and even getting dismissed during the middle of a patient’s operation in order to stay within the limits on work hours.

]]> Contaminated IV fluid responsible for deaths in Alabama hospital https://www.medclient.com/2011/03/31/contaminated-iv-fluid-responsible-for-deaths-in-alabama-hospital/ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:48:00 +0000 https://www.medclient.com/?p=187

Montgomery Alabama hospital discovered bacteria in IV fluids which was responsible for the deaths of nine people.

A contaminated IV fluid may have been involved in the deaths of nine hospital patients in Alabama, health officials said.

Bacteria is transmitted only through IV fluids and the public is not at risk for contamination.

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