Medical Errors a Leading Cause of Death in United States
According to the Millennium Research Group (MRG), medical errors are the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. The report states that there are approximately 98,000 deaths caused by medical errors annually. MRG conducted the analysis through the acute care clinical information system (CIS). CIS is a computer based inpatient system that is designed to collect, store, manipulate, and make available information that is important to the health care process. When medical professionals use CIS they are able to access and use information pertaining to a patient's medical history and profile.
David Plow, a senior analyst at MRG stated, "Medical errors in the healthcare system arise from miscommunication, physician order transcription errors, adverse drug events, or incomplete patient medical records." He goes on to say, "Generally, medical errors are caused by overcrowded, understaffed clinical areas with complex workflow patterns and incomplete or inefficient communication between clinic areas." According to MRG, the use of CIS will help medical facilities provide adequate, timely care and help to reduce the amount of preventable errors.
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A active duty military person can not sue the government for malpractice. His family can file a suit, but the individual cant.. that's wrong...
Mildred S
I believe it . Gross incompotence. Best freinds mother was murdered by a quack still practicing today. Quack has long history and so does her husband. Incomprehensible to me.
Red F
Here's one, you pay the Dr. to give you a you a heart attack.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/154436
To make a guy run until his heart seizes up is murder . And the Doctor thinks it's OK It's sick.
Steven C
You want to talk malpractice.
When I was in the military, some of the military doctors would perform procedures in which they were not certified on, such as open heart surgery. Patients died as a result of this.
I knew one guy who had a bad leg, and the doctor operated on the wrong leg. So instead of having one bad leg, the individual had two bad legs. And there is nothing an active duty military person can do about the medical incompetence, its as if they are human Guinea pigs. A active duty military person can not sue the government for malpractice. His family can file a suit, but the individual cannot file a suit.
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