On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jun 27, 2013 | Surgical Errors
Massachusetts residents in need of surgery might want to take note of a research study by Johns Hopkins that showed that there was both a higher rate of complications and a higher rate of mortality in July. Some people believe that July is one of the worst times to...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jun 24, 2013 | Surgical Errors
Tens of thousands of patients in Massachusetts and around the country face unnecessary surgeries annually, according to a USA TODAY report. Misdiagnosis occurs due to a doctor’s incompetency, working long hours or other stress factors. Wrong medications could be...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jun 20, 2013 | Surgical Errors
Patients from Massachusetts may be interested to learn that surgeons at St. John Medical Center in Washington are required to use bar-coded medical sponges when operating on patients. These sponges are scanned both before and after surgery to ensure that no sponge is...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jun 17, 2013 | Surgical Errors
Massachusetts residents undergo nose surgeries to enhance or change their appearance, but not many can say they’ve undergone 24 nose surgeries. An Oklahoma City man didn’t need a nose job but wanted to do something for himself. He said it was supposed to...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jun 12, 2013 | Failure To Diagnose & Misdiagnosis
Patients who live in Massachusetts may be interested in a case involving a misdiagnosis in another state. One man was told on multiple occasions that the pain in his throat was not due to cancer but was caused by acid reflux. Seven months later, a resident tried a...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jun 10, 2013 | Anesthesia & Medication Errors
Medical errors can cost providers big bucks, but the real caveat when being checked in to a hospital is how those errors can affect patients. Whether it’s Boston General or any of Massachusetts’ other major hospitals, an error in medical procedures can...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jun 8, 2013 | Failure To Diagnose & Misdiagnosis
In the medical field, a ‘near miss” means that an error made by someone worked out in the end. In other words, the patient didn’t suffer long-term injury or loss of life because someone made a mistake. While hospitals and medical professionals in...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jun 6, 2013 | Failure To Diagnose & Misdiagnosis
In the state of Massachusetts, misdiagnosis can be grounds for a medical malpractice suit if the failure to diagnose violated standards of reasonable care under the circumstances and resulted in demonstrable injury to the patient. Misdiagnosis is not a Massachusetts...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jun 1, 2013 | Surgical Errors
Intuitive, the maker of robotic surgery systems, is accused of behaving like a ‘car dealership,” according to testimony in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The estate of a man who died as the result of surgical errorsis now suing the group for more than $8...
