Many hospitals in Texas use electronic health records to keep track of patients, their medical history and other important data like their medications, their allergies and test results. Their main purpose is to reduce the chances of human error harming a patient. For...
Month: June 2020
Month: June 2020
Cluster headaches prone to misdiagnosis
Around one in 1,000 people in Texas and across the U.S. experience what are called cluster headaches. These are painful headaches on one side of the head that can arise several times a day, and a cluster headache attack can last anywhere from 15 minutes to three...
Why seemingly obvious malpractice cases can take years to resolve
It’s every parent’s nightmare to send a child in for what seems to be routine surgery and have a catastrophic injury occur. News out of New York this week is a good reminder of how horrifying such an incident is, and the legal repercussions that can be pursued. The...
1 in 10 patients with “Big Three” are victims of diagnostic error
Diagnostic errors affect many patients in Texas, and none more so than those patients with one of the "Big Three" medical conditions: cancers, vascular events and infections. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University led a study that showed just how often patients with...