Month: October 2022
What Is A Never Event?
What They Are What is a “never event”? A “never event” is, as the name suggests, a medical error that should never occur while under the care of a medical professional. Medicare and Medicaid do not provide coverage (will not pay) for never events because they are considered preventable and avoidable. There are currently 7 categories of never events. 7 Never Event Categories Surgical or procedural events Examples include surgery on the wrong part of the body; anesthesiology complications; and foreign objects inside the patient during a procedure. Product or device events Examples include treating a patient with contaminated drugs...
read moreDecubitus Ulcers/ Pressure Ulcers / Bed Sores
Bed sores, also known as decubitus or pressure ulcers, affect nearly 2.5 million people annually in the United States. In fact, there are roughly 17,000 bed sore lawsuits filed each year. A bed sore is an ulcer that develops due to extended periods of friction and pressure on the skin. Although the ulcer is only visible on the skin at first, over time the wound can grow to affect the tissue and muscle. Common Bed Sore Locations A bed sore can develop anywhere that spends extended periods of time under pressure, subject to friction, or exposed to excessive moisture. As...
read moreDetermine if You Have Been A Victim of Nursing Negligence
Next Steps if You Think You’ve Been a Victim of Nursing Negligence Nursing Negligence can have long-lasting and disastrous consequences ranging from short-term to long-term to permanent to death. Nurses play an integral part in the hospital patient’s experience as the front line advocate that monitors progress, administers medications and communicates with doctors and surgeons. Nursing errors are a significant problem leading to more than 10,000 in-hospital errors each year among which more than 10% have led to death. When nursing negligence occurs, patients are likely to be injured or even die. When mistakes or failures to adhere to hospital policies...
read moreSurgical Errors Guide
What To Do If You’ve Been A Victim of Surgical Errors Determining whether a surgical errors attorney is what you need if you or a loved one have been a victim of a surgical error is not an easy task. If you have recently undergone surgery and had a bad outcome due to a suspected error, carelessness, or negligence of a hospital physician, nurse or employee, it might be the right time to reach out to a legal expert. Before reaching out to a surgical errors attorney, this guide may help you understand whether you may have a case and...
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