PharmaLeaders - Litigation / Medical Malpractice http://pharmaleaders.com/ Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:25:49 +0000 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://pharmaleaders.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png PharmaLeaders - Litigation / Medical Malpractice http://pharmaleaders.com/ Joomla! site syndication Colorado Society Of Anesthesiologists Disagrees Wi... http://pharmaleaders.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=247002:Colorado%20Society%20Of%20Anesthesiologists%20Disagrees%20With%20NPATCHs%20Support%20To%20Allow%20Nurses%20To%20Administer%20Anesthesia%20Without%20The%20Supervision%20Of%20A%20Physician&catid=495:litigation-medical-malpractice-news- http://pharmaleaders.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=247002:Colorado%20Society%20Of%20Anesthesiologists%20Disagrees%20With%20NPATCHs%20Support%20To%20Allow%20Nurses%20To%20Administer%20Anesthesia%20Without%20The%20Supervision%20Of%20A%20Physician&catid=495:litigation-medical-malpractice-news- "The Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA) strongly disagrees with NPATCH s support for allowing nurses to administer anesthesia without physician supervision. Regrettably, their action was not unexpected. It is disturbing that NPATCH and others would support policies whereby a patient s life-and-death medical decisions would be made by nurses, not doctors...
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]]> Administrator Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:56:41 +0000 Patients Are Injured Due To Missed Or Delayed Diag... http://pharmaleaders.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=246005:Patients%20Are%20Injured%20Due%20To%20Missed%20Or%20Delayed%20Diagnosis%20Analysis%20Shows&catid=495:litigation-medical-malpractice-news- http://pharmaleaders.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=246005:Patients%20Are%20Injured%20Due%20To%20Missed%20Or%20Delayed%20Diagnosis%20Analysis%20Shows&catid=495:litigation-medical-malpractice-news- Errors related to missed or delayed diagnosis are frequently a cause of patient injury and therefore an underlying cause of patient safety related events. Autopsy analysis spanning several decades show error rates at four to 50 percent, according to an article released by the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority and published in its September Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory...
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]]> Administrator Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:56:39 +0000 MDU Issues Top Tips For Responding To Complaints, ... http://pharmaleaders.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=242809:MDU%20Issues%20Top%20Tips%20For%20Responding%20To%20Complaints,%20UK&catid=495:litigation-medical-malpractice-news- http://pharmaleaders.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=242809:MDU%20Issues%20Top%20Tips%20For%20Responding%20To%20Complaints,%20UK&catid=495:litigation-medical-malpractice-news- As figures released today show the number of written complaints about general practice in the last year increased by 4.4 per cent*, the MDU issued advice for GP members to help them respond to dissatisfied patients...
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]]> Administrator Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:55:49 +0000 Doctors Religious Faith Influences End Of Life Car... http://pharmaleaders.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=242529:Doctors%20Religious%20Faith%20Influences%20End%20Of%20Life%20Care&catid=495:litigation-medical-malpractice-news- http://pharmaleaders.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=242529:Doctors%20Religious%20Faith%20Influences%20End%20Of%20Life%20Care&catid=495:litigation-medical-malpractice-news- A new study from the UK suggests that doctors religious faith strongly influences end of life care, with agnostic and atheist doctors nearly twice as willing to take decisions that speed up end of life for very sick patients compared to their deeply religious peers...
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