There are some medical events that should simply never happen -- among them are "wrong site, procedure or patient" errors (WSPEs).
'Never events' happen more often than hospitals want to admit
Doctors are making mistakes on the job due to stress
In Boston, Massachusetts, doctors put in long hours, working with tough patients, and sometimes sacrificing their own health to further their practice. Unfortunately, this situation results in doctors who are mentally and physically too overwrought to be at their best for their patients, and so leads to doctor errors. It can also lead to doctors leaving the medical profession completely, forcing the hospital or practice they worked for to recruit and train new doctors at significant expense.
Heart disease is frequently missed or misdiagnosed in women
Heart disease is a real lady-killer.
Find ways to reduce your on-the-job stress while working
In Boston, Massachusetts, there are accidents at work sites. Some of those result in claims for workers' compensation. The role of stress in those accidents is often overlooked.
Racism, poverty and substandard maternal care in America
In most developed nations, death during childbearing and childbirth is declining -- except in the United States.
Electrocution deaths are a major problem
Construction projects in Boston, Massachusetts, sometimes involve accidents of various kinds. Those who suffer injuries in those accidents are entitled to workers' compensation. One is fatal electrocutions.
What is muscle death?
Rhabdomyolysis, or muscle death, isn't a term you hear that often -- although it probably occurs more often than you realize.
Fall results in workers compensation case
Boston is home to many hardworking individuals for whom English is their second language. A high percentage of them speak Spanish as their first language. When those individuals suffer injuries while working, they may need the help of others to translate from English to Spanish, including in cases that involve claims for workers' compensation.
Opioid crisis among nurses affects patients' safety
The medical community is hardly immune from the opioid epidemic in this country. In fact, doctors, nurses and other staff members may steal medication from patients -- especially patients who aren't theirs.
