Becker's Hospital Review

9 Most Common Medical Errors

At the Patient Safety Movement Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), shared a list of the nine most common medical errors in the United States. Addressing ...
AOL

Common medical errors kill scores each year in the U.S., especially women and minorities

Charity Watkins sensed something was deeply wrong when she experienced exhaustion after her daughter was born. At times, Watkins, then 30, had to stop on the stairway to catch her breath. Her ...
MarketWatch

Five Common Medical Errors Leading to Malpractice Claims and How to Protect Yourself

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Jason Turchin, a leading advocate for medical malpractice victims, highlights five common medical errors that often lead to ...
NBC New York

Medical errors are still harming patients. AI could help change that

John Wiederspan is well aware of how things can go wrong in the high-pressure, high-stakes environment of an operating room. “During situations such as trauma, or a patient doing poorly, there’s a ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Number of preventable medical errors reach record high in Indiana

In 2014, 102 medical errors occurred in hospitals and 12 occurred in ambulatory surgery centers, according to the report. The following are the four most common medical errors reported to the ISDH: ...