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Are medical errors the third leading cause of death? New study says yes.

On Behalf of Harris, Powers & Cunningham PLLC | May 22, 2016 | Medical Malpractice

A new study published Johns Hopkins Medicine recently found that medical errors contribute to so many fatalities in the United States that it should rank as the third-leading cause of death in the country. The researchers said the problem is being kept from the...

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Across the country, hospital alarms are, well, alarming

On Behalf of Harris, Powers & Cunningham PLLC | Mar 11, 2016 | Hospital Negligence

Where patient safety is concerned, more rather than less data trumps, right?And in the sphere of hospital alarms, specifically, it must assuredly be the case that more beeping and chiming to alert nurses and other staff members of patient-related needs and concerns is...

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Truly chilling implications: when hospitals get hacked

On Behalf of Harris, Powers & Cunningham PLLC | Mar 2, 2016 | Hospital Negligence

When readers hear the words "restoring normal operations," they might reasonably think of something like getting the lights back on at the ballpark following a power outage. Getting back to normal might also apply to something like getting the planes back in the air...

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The list is long: malpractice insurer details doctors’ errors

On Behalf of Harris, Powers & Cunningham PLLC | Feb 24, 2016 | Hospital Negligence

It is reasonable to assume that a medical malpractice insurance provider knows a thing or two about the underlying causes that drive litigation claims filed by injured patients and their families.Put another way: An insurer that seeks to protect doctors and other...

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A surgical “never event” underscores need for victim assistance

On Behalf of Harris, Powers & Cunningham PLLC | Feb 18, 2016 | Birth Injuries

In doing so, they frequently argue that malpractice claims are frivolous and unduly pricey. In fact, such claims are often and simply only about justice, as is clearly underscored by a recent story involving a blatant birth injury-related error committed by a doctor...

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Resting in a hospital? Now there’s a concept.

On Behalf of Harris, Powers & Cunningham PLLC | Feb 10, 2016 | Hospital Negligence

Have you ever been a patient in an Arizona hospital?If so, do you have memories of softly drifting into a deep and relaxing sleep that lasted for hours each night, with hospital staff members doing everything they could to dampen noise levels and surrounding...

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Serial malpractice offenders: scary when the subject is physicians

On Behalf of Harris, Powers & Cunningham PLLC | Feb 3, 2016 | Surgical Errors

A lead-in to today's blog post might be termed "Reasonable assumptions gone awry." The facts that emerge from a recent article in an esteemed medical journal reveal with chilling force how something that should be a reality in the medical profession is far from...

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Update on superbug infections: materially understated

On Behalf of Harris, Powers & Cunningham PLLC | Jan 22, 2016 | Hospital Negligence

Many of our readers across Maricopa County and Arizona likely remember with crystal clarity -- and perhaps unchecked horror -- news that began surfacing in 2012 regarding the outbreak in some hospitals in the United States and abroad of a so-called "superbug."That...

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A roll call of unflattering numbers relating to VA medical care

On Behalf of Harris, Powers & Cunningham PLLC | Jan 5, 2016 | Hospital Negligence

Regardless of how the following numbers are massaged, they certainly don't look good for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. This bulleted summary of things gone wrong for the VA will certainly cause many of our readers across Arizona and elsewhere to duly...

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21st century medicine: the logically emboldened patient

On Behalf of Harris, Powers & Cunningham PLLC | Jan 4, 2016 | Hospital Negligence

"Your body is your business!" That is the succinct and forceful reminder of a doctor/media commentator on personal health and care delivery to would-be and actual patients everywhere. Put another way: If you or a family member has health issues that are even remotely...

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