Comments on: Mistakes by Medical Professionals are Alarmingly High in America – What Causes Those Major Medical Errors?

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:08:21 +0000

Medical care is still the best in this United States. We also have so many other countries coming here for our medical expertise. Of course with Obama’s health care plan, UK, Canada and us will be looking at Mexico or India for health care or die while waiting for diagnostic testing and Dr. appointments!! I’ll take my chances on medical errors as the alternative would not be my choice!!

By: Dr Scott Kanner

Dr Scott Kanner — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:07:53 +0000

Why are there so many mistakes? Because allopathic medicine is driven and controlled by big pharma. It consists of prescribing meds for all situations. The millions that are spent on getting drugs approved by the fda{a incestuous relationship] and are deemed safe are so only when taken alone. When you take 2 drugs at the same time the safety of each is no longer valid. Many patients take many meds at the same time and this is a presciption for disaster. Big pharma knows this and considers this a minor point. There here to make money….and pay off lawsuits..a part of business. Allopathic practitioners do not respect the human body and its brillance… and its vulnerability. They introduce toxic chemicals into the human system and act surprised when the s-it hits the fan. They do not follow the oath they swore to uphold…first do no harm!!

By: Belinda

Belinda — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:06:23 +0000

Dr. Hannigan,
I’m an RN, and while I sympathize with you in many respects, for you to even mention a patient “who is often late for an appointment” is abominable. By and large, the doctors are the ones who run late, so to try to blame a patient for doctor’s errors is abominable. Discuss defensive medicine, short staffing, patient overload, and I’ll respect what you have to say, but you lost my sympathy when you complained that patients might be late. I have worked in doctor’s offices, and in hospitals, and have even been a patient myself. If I’ve been late for an appointment is was never more than 10 minutes, maybe 3 times in my life and the doctors were NEVER READY to see me. Made me/us wait for 30 minutes at minimum before we ever get called in to a room, then made to wait more, so please spare me the “the patient is running late b.s.”

By: Dr. John Hannigan

Dr. John Hannigan — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:00:02 +0000

Mistakes happen because people / doctors are human. We have become so over-protected by our own laws guarding everything from our identity to the type of care and how it is rendered.As a health-care providerI am expected to examimine my patient ( who is often late for an appointment), make critical decisions and render care on the spot And to document every single word and decision that was said and made because…God-forbid somebody, maybe the insurance company who Now wants their money paid to you BACK 3 years from now will question what you said and did, and so that the almight HMO clerk who reviews your bill / claim for maybe, just maybe paying it someday – YOU try that and do it without getting behind in your backed-up waiting room where people are getting ticked off waiting so long for you to get done Then try to pay your bills on those paltry feees paid the insurance HMO’s – the overhead of running that office – You know something? – nobody lets me work in this office for free – It costs me money to pay payroll, lights,heat, rent, health insurance, mal-practice, etc. Where do you think it all comes from? Of course – the ATM machine in the sky! Everyone thinks the DOCs are all wealthy – driving Mercedes. Think again. Of course there’s going to be mistakes. I’m only surprised there aren’t many more!
You work your butt off for practically no pay from the HMO who is ripping you off and then you have to protect yourself from lawsuit. You have to move way to fast for the public good just to survive.

By: Don McLaughlin

Don McLaughlin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:41:30 +0000

For years we measured and reviewed other work on errors in judgement or execution on challengine technical tasks.

The message was and is clear. After eight hour shifts on mentally challenging work, decisions take longer and errors …. even those that would otherwise be obvious, became much more noticeable.

Three rather easy fixes were introduced and work very well. Keep shifts shorter .. eight hours is a good number to aim for.

Manage a buddy review system. Just having to organize one’s thoughts to discuss them with even a far less skilled person makes a big difference, and

require periodic short breaks.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:53:31 +0000

I’m a nurse, and I don’t imagine our rate of medical errors is any higher than the other industrialized countries. Astute nurses can help head off medical errors, but nurses with high patient loads have a difficult time watching for medical, pharmacy, and nursing errors simultaneously.

Nurses are the front line in hospitals, and it all falls on us to catch these things. Nationwide, we’re short about 250K RNs, and probably by just as many LVN/LPNs. If some flavor of Obama/Hillary care makes its way through congress, look for the shortages to worsen. I’ll walk away, as will a great many of my colleagues.

By: kimkuhl(Kool)

kimkuhl(Kool) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:55:51 +0000

you think their going to be honest at this test? alot is their inability to remember every thing and their lax and lazyness to look up to double check… ah would it look right .,,,how dose it look if the docter whose passed…needs his book…here folks is attude (It really isnt or should be bad,But society might(ORactually frowns would frown)I GUESS DEPENDS ON YOU US THEM>> BAD REALITY I SAT WITH PHONE AND BOOK BACK WHEN IT WAS EASY TO GET QUESTIONS ANSWERD (alonnng time ago)on the phone i called every one in three counties while i had a book and described symptoms to my shock most of them were mixed up and and didnt get it right ….worst … itriade to do some thing about it and complain to my (our available options )thinking they could ,or would do the right thing or help….wrong iam sorry america for this to i feel to blame ..some what because all that happend…. was they came up with doctors arnt allowed to answer questions over the phone any more cause it can lead to a law suit …also talk about getting malpracticed by and when you do a dr.doctor (get this)you gotta have a doctor say the doctor did this is about as posable as it snows in palmsprings calif..wonder were social securitys and disabilityies moneys going to and being spent while insurence, and insurence companyies are keeping all the money…and putting doctors at fear for doing this.. I GOT MY BUSSINESS LICENCE IN RIVERSIDE CALIF FOR I MADE PROTECTIVE PLEA.(P.L.E.A.)BACK IN 98 -97 TO HELP BECAUSE NOT ONLY THESE PROBLEM BUT ALSO THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH MIS PRACTICE AND MALPRACTICE I GOT A LICENCE TO POLICE THIS BECAUSE NOT ONLY THINGS LIKE THIS BUT OTHERS AS USEING AND MISUSING INSURENCE AND DIGNOSES AND TREATMENT DUE TO COVVERAGE AND PAY …ALSO DIOGNOSING ACORDING TO PERSONAL WANTS AND NEEDS …AND OR CREATING MORE ILNESS TO TREAT ALL THESES THINGS SCARY AND VERY REAL I CAME UP WITH SOME GOOD PLANS IDEAS AND INTENIONS FOR MY PROTECTIVE(P.L.E.A.)GOT LIC. DID A TEST TELAMARKETING TO COLLECT FUNDS FROM PEOPLE BEST LUCK I EVER HAD OUT OF 5 CALLS I GOT 3 PROSPECT DONNERS SUPPORTERS WHOD DONATE IF I GOT MY LIC.AND STARTED LIKE I SAID ONE DIDNT ANSWER 1 SAID NO WELL I GOT MY LIC. I PAID I GOT A MEMBERSHIP TO THE BETTER BUS. BUR. WHO SAID ID BE ABLE TO EASALY GET COMPLAINT INFO AND THEN SAID IT WOULDNT BE AS EASY AS I WAS HOPING AS FIRST STATED SO I ASKED FOR MY MONEY BACK AND THEY SAID THEYD KEEP ME LISTED A YEAR..ANY WAY I COULDNT AFORD TO PAY FOR EVERY THING TO COMPLETE THIS MYSELF TO MAKE IT A JOB LIKE I WANTED AND UNTILL THAT WAS DONE AND I COULD SEE AND PROVE IT I WAS AFFRAID TO COLLECT MONEY FROM PEOPLE CAUSE I WAS UNSURE IF I COULD GET IT DONE OR COLLECT ENOUGH TO GETT IT GOING AND DO IT AND IF I COULDNT OR DIDNT I DIDNT WANT TO GET MONEY BUT NOT ENOUGH AND I COULDNT AFFORD IT BY MY SELF TO START IT THE WAY ID LIKE TO OF BEEN BEFOR GETTING MONEY AND THEN I THOUGHT I WASNT GOOD ENOUGH …BUT GOD DO I WISH I HAD MY COMPANY ON THE POLICE AND POLICEING CAUSE IT SURE WOULD MAKE ME FEEL BETTER….AND I WOULDNT BE SUFFERING FROM……THEIR MIS AND MAL PRACTICES AND PRACTICINGS……GOD FROM 1999-2002THEYVE MORE THEN DOUBLED HOW MANY DIEING FROM

By: jan

jan — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:30:24 +0000

WOW!!! Imagine how many people are left alive but with serious life changing injuries. My brother’s aeortic valve was torn during a back surgery following a car accident and he complained of not breathing well and they did nothing until he went into cardiac arrest and is now in a coma. His life will never be the same and his wife and children have to care for him at home. The doctors screwed up and they don’t even care. He can’t get nursing care and after going back in they injured him further with their lack of care because they don’t want to pay for their mistakes. With all the money they make and their fancy houses, doctors are starting to get a reputation as bad as lawyers because they are afraid of lawsuits. Why can’t they admit mistakes and pay for them without a family having to lose everything they have first. If that many people died, how many are out there like my brother with devastating injuries??