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What do you do when you've experienced a wrong-site, wrong-patient or wrong-procedure surgical error?
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What do you do when you've experienced a wrong-site, wrong-patient or wrong-procedure surgical error?
- Florida: Wrong-site, Wrong-patient, Wrong-procedure or "never-events".
- New England Journal of Medicine: A pre-surgical checklist includes the time-out.
- Minnesota Patient Safety Reports - Preventable Errors
- PAMELA G. ROCK vs. WARHANK, BLUE GRASS FAMILY, et. al. - Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations
News
Medical Malpractice case remanded back to the Iowa District Court - failure to diagnose breast cancer alleged
Posted on Nov 25, 2008
Medical Malpractice - Iowa Supreme Court allows patients to give the doctor the benefit of the doubt before definitive diagnosis is made.
Iowa Supreme Court Decision – Med. Malp. – Breast Cancer Detection Case Allowed to Proceed
Pamela Rock developed a lump on her breast. She went to the doctor who later diagnosed breast cancer. She alleges malpractice in the detection process and what was told to her about her condition. Allegations are just that and will need to be proven. The District Court and the Iowa Court of Appeals found she filed her case too late; two days late. The Iowa Supreme Court in a decision that backs away from the Court’s latest pronouncements for tort deform held her case could proceed.
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Posted on 10/27/2008 - Action being discussed by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston...
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Resources
What do you do when you've experienced a wrong-site, wrong-patient or wrong-procedure surgical error?
- Is this tool the cure for wrong-site surgery and other OR errors?
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Wrong-site Surgery Advisory
- Washington Post - Medical Errors, Wrong-site Surgeries
Videos
What do you do when you've experienced a wrong-site, wrong-patient or wrong-procedure surgical error?:
How to Avoid Wrong Site Surgery Cheaply
Who is at fault when a wrong-site surgery occurs?
Wrong Site Surgery Training Video for Staff
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