In a post from earlier this year, our attorneys at Lebowitz & Mzhen Personal Injury Lawyers discussed how computerized health records would help Maryland pharmacists and doctors to eliminate Maryland medication mistakes. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, on how to digitize the health-care industry, Veterans…
A recent American Pharmacists Association (APhA) survey, that our Maryland Pharmacy Error Injury Attorneys have been following, revealed that 1.5 million people are injured by medication-related errors every year. The APhA commissioned the consumer survey, led by Harris Interactive, to investigate how consumers interact with their pharmacists, and how building…
As Maryland Medication Mistake Attorneys, we have been following a recent article from Cardiology Today, revealing that cardiac medication mistakes are reported most commonly with infants—in community hospitals, university hospitals, and pharmacies. The results of a study showed that diuretics and antihypertensive agents are the most commonly reported drugs that…
In a prior post from this week concerning pharmacy error injury, our Maryland Medication Error Attorneys at Lebowitz & Mzhen Personal Injury Lawyers discussed a recent study published by the Institute of Medication Practices (ISMP), and the ongoing problem with drug naming standards in extended release medications. In this study,…
As Maryland Medication Error Attorneys, we have been following a recent study published by the Institute of Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), about the lack of prescription drug naming standards in extended release medications that lead to pharmacy error injury. According to the study, although extended release drug formulations provide multiple…
In prior posts concerning Maryland medication mistakes, the attorneys at Lebowitz & Mzhen Personal Injury Lawyers have discussed how computerized health records help doctors and pharmacists eliminate medication errors. Today, Governor Martin O’Malley, signed a bill that is designed to increase the speed with which Maryland doctors implement electronic patient…
According to researchers, the results of a recent international study demonstrate that patients receiving injected medicines are at a higher risk of medication mistakes. Researchers determined that oral or written miscommunication were the root cause of 24% of all errors, and that health care workers confused drug names in 18%…
In prior posts, Maryland medication mistake attorneys have asked our readers to question their doctors before taking prescription medications. Proactive patients are better able to notice potential medication mistakes before they occur and are less likely to suffer injuries. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (“AHRQ”), a part of…
In a prior post, the attorneys at Lebowitz & Mzhen Personal Injury Lawyers have discussed Maryland’s statutory cap on non-economic damages and how this limitation impacts Maryland injury victims. A recent court decision, however, has drawn attention to Maryland’s limit on non-economic damages in certain medical malpractice cases. In Semsker…
In a recent study, researchers found that improper dosages account for nearly 40% of medication errors. Additionally, researchers found that poor communication between health care professionals was the underlying cause of 15.8% of prescription errors. I read an article about an interesting piece of new technology that helps improve dose…