Hospital Negligence
Louisiana hospitals score low in recent study
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Thursday, April 10, 2014. If you had access to hospital safety ratings, would you use the information to make decisions about where you receive medical care? Actually, this information is available in Louisiana and across the country. Consumer Reports, the stalwart of data for consumer decisions, rates hospitals based on five safety criteria and publishes the results. Some of the categories take hospital negligence into account for the compilation of the ratings. The safety scores are based upon five categories, including mortality rate, readmission rate, patient communication, success in avoiding infections, and the re-ordering of chest and abdominal CT scans. The rating scale runs from…
Read MoreUnexpected reasons lead to delayed assistance in emergency rooms
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Thursday, March 13, 2014. If you’ve ever had to visit a hospital emergency room, you know that it can be a time of high anxiety. And the longer you have to wait to be seen by a doctor, the more anxious you become. Based upon a recent study of emergency room wait times, including in hospitals in Louisiana, there are many anxious patients waiting to be seen. And with the number of patients being seen, emergency rooms may be fertile ground for hospital negligence or malpractice. The study, published by ProPublica, found that the national average wait time to see a…
Read MoreCould wireless technology help reduce medication errors?
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Tuesday, February 25, 2014. The right medication in the right dosage can make all of the difference. It can eradicate a dangerous illness. It can take away the incredible pain that could follow a major surgery. It can even help a New Orleans resident manage what could be a debilitating disorder. Of course, the wrong medication or the wrong dosage of the right medication could cause permanent damage to our health. Harm suffered as a result of drug errors is often even the basis of a medical malpractice lawsuit. Imagine being able to avoid these types of medication errors. Researchers with…
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