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Monthly Archives: May 2012
How to make a complaint in a nursing home
Want to hear more from Alexa Parker Clark? See this videotip on selecting a nursing home. Learn more about being an empowered patient by subscribing to our free monthly digital magazine, Avoid Medical Errors Magazine. Sign up at this site.
Frivolous lawsuits – are they real?
Recently a person who I don’t know (I will call him Bill) emailed me this link to a 2003 Newsweek article called “Lawsuit Hell”. Essentially the article recounts many instances of lawsuits and how they’ve changed people’s behavior. The site … Continue reading
Compassion Fatigue and Medical Errors
Compassion fatigue is a condition that often affects caregivers, such as people caring for a loved one at home, and those in the helping professions, such as nursing, medicine, social work and so on. It is most common in people … Continue reading
Medical Errors Conference next month
We’ve received notice of a conference next month in Ontario. The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions wants to let you know about an upcoming conference being held on June 4th, 2012 in Toronto, ON. The conference will feature the contributors … Continue reading
Sterilization performed without consent
A thirty-two year-old mother delivered her third child by cesarean section. After the delivery, her obstetrician tied her tubes. The plaintiff complained the sterilization was done without her knowledge or consent. During a routine prenatal visit the plaintiff claimed that … Continue reading
