70-year-old Bill Bryan of Alabama is dead thanks to the ineptitude and negligence of Florida surgeon Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky. From media reports, Shaknovsky mistook Bryan’s
There are 11 hospitals owned and operated by the city of New York – Bellevue Hospital Center, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Harlem Hospital Center, Jacobi Hospital
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that 1 in 5 deaths in US hospitals are the result of
Any surgery is serious and potentially full of unwanted complications. Wrong site surgery or surgery performed on the wrong body part or wrong area of
Medical malpractice is a serious issue that can have devastating consequences for patients and their families. This is especially true in cases where a doctor
As many New York residents know, laser surgery is used extensively in a variety of areas. Both physicians and non-physicians perform laser procedures, and uniform
If you have suffered from a medical malpractice incident such as a surgical error, you may be entitled to financial compensation from the hospital or
A New York University law professor says that most medical malpractice lawsuits come down to arguments due to a lack of information by all parties
With less than 600 wrong-site surgeries reported nationwide in 2007, a New York resident might figure that the probability of experiencing such an incident is
After the death of comedian Joan Rivers in a New York outpatient center, some officials have questioned the safety of medical procedures done in these
Medical misconduct takes on many forms in New York. It may be reported to the Office of Professional Medical Conduct of the New York State
Research has shown that doctors in New York and across the nation are not infallible. One clear example of this is wrong-site surgeries. Whether the
Cerebral palsy is a series of conditions that affects a child’s brain and nervous system. Cerebral palsy is often the result of head trauma or
New York patients may be interested to learn that researchers at Johns Hopkins reportedly developed a software program that helps surgeons identify the different vertebrae.
New York residents may be surprised to learn that a significant portion of humans have difficulty discerning right from left. According to experts, the ability
Emergency room doctors in New York and across the country face a number of challenges, including lack of staff, insufficient medical records and language barriers.
According to a study that was published in Surgery and based on data from the National Practitioner Data Bank, there are several thousand avoidable surgical
Although doctors order extra tests in an effort to avoid missing a diagnosis, unnecessary medical tests could impose risks as well as higher costs on
By now pretty much everyone has heard of The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA for short. HIPAA is a set of rules
When planning for surgery, it is amazing the amount of checking, verifying, and rechecking that hospitals do now. Although, time-consuming and a bit unnerving, the
It almost sounds too bizarre to be true, but with the rise of social media, tablets and smartphones, some medical professionals are heeding the siren
New York patients know that decisions concerning their health care are rightfully theirs to make. To accomplish this, a patient must be given adequate and
Nursing homes both in New York and across the nation are in a shocking state, providing often poor care to the elderly residents. As many
A judge has awarded a man nearly $4 million after his doctor misdiagnosed his condition and put him through a health-damaging trial. The doctor is
Reports say that 17 former employees of a New York nursing home were taken into custody and charged with negligence and falsifying documents. Those involved
When a New York doctor is sanctioned for negligence, more than three-fourths of them are permitted to continue with their practice. The state has more
A woman in New York recently filed a lawsuit against the Staten Island University Hospital and her doctors for medical malpractice after doctors allegedly forced
The family of a woman who took her own life in a New York hospital has filed a lawsuit, alleging that the hospital’s negligence led
New York residents may be interested in an Illinois woman who sued her doctor for “wrongful pregnancy” after a procedure meant to sterilize her failed.
In a study with implications for hospital patients in New York, the number of nurses and the quality of their training could affect the chances
A New York woman is facing felony charges after she allegedly instructed nursing home staff to alter records following the disappearance of a nursing home
In a surprising study that included five different hospitals, flexible endoscopes, which are used to examine the GI tract and colon, were tested for cleanliness,
New York physicians and other health care providers make more medical errors than most of their patients ever realize. According to a 2006 study by
