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Sep
How Hospitals Can Improve Patient Safety
There were at least 131 million visits to emergency rooms in the U.S. in 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Over 18 million of the aforementioned patients ended up being admitted to the hospital that same year. While many patients don't face...
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Sep
How To Sue a Hospital in Arkansas
You went to the hospital for medical care, but you left in a worse condition than you entered. Whether you're dealing with a new injury or a worsened medical condition, you deserve to be fully and fairly compensated for all that you’ve been through. And to do that, yo...
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Sep
Are Consolidated Healthcare Systems Really Better for Patient Care?
For most people in Arkansas, the days of seeing their regular doctor in a small, physician-run office are long gone. Now, when we seek medical care, we are frequently sitting in the waiting room of a larger, corporate-run healthcare system.While there are purported benefits to th...
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Sep
How Often Do Radiologists Misread X-rays?
X-rays are one of the most commonly used diagnostic tools in the medical field. They allow doctors to see inside the body without having to perform surgery. However, doctors can misread X-rays much like any other diagnostic test or tool. In fact, despite the tremendous advancemen...
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Sep
What Are the Most Common Reasons Medication Errors Occur?
The latest data shows that as many as 6,800 prescription medications are available for doctors to prescribe in the United States. This number doesn't account for all the over-the-counter drugs, supplements, and herbal treatments on the market.Given this statistic, it’...
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Sep
How Can a Lawyer Help You With a Medical Malpractice Case?
Getting the help you need after suffering an instance of medical malpractice is essential to your future and overall well-being. Knowing what steps to take is not always easy, though, especially if you are still dealing with the aftermath of a doctor's error.The good news...
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Sep
The Requirements of Establishing a Doctor-Patient Relationship
One of the biggest aspects of a successful medical malpractice claim is establishing a doctor-patient relationship existed between the doctor and the patient that they injured. While it might seem obvious that if the injury occurred, then a doctor-patient relationship existed, th...
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Sep
What Is the Most Potentially Catastrophic Type of Medical Mistake?
Going to the doctor is already a nerve-wracking experience. You're feeling sick, in pain, and at your most vulnerable. You seek medical help to make you feel better, and you expect only the best care so that doctors can get to the bottom of what’s ailing you and start...
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Sep
Medical Negligence Can Result From Bias and Mental Shortcuts
A growing body of scientific research suggests cognitive biases are impeding physicians' abilities to treat patients properly. A range of systematic errors in human decision-making is being linked back to the cognitive biases.According to an article in The New York Times, b...
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Sep
Seven Arkansas Hospitals Receive “D” Grades in Patient Safety
On Nov. 7 of this year, The Leapfrog Group published a health care safety report that graded Arkansas's hospitals on their ability to safely care for patients. While the number of hospitals with “A” grades has doubled since the report published earlier this year...
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