From self-driving operation to 360-degree surround detection systems, modern vehicles are increasingly adopting technological solutions to safety issues on the road. But what about larger vehicles also sharing our freeways, like trucks and buses? According to a recent...
The Distinctive Characteristics of Doctors Who Face Malpractice Claims
Medical malpractice events don’t occur randomly, and we can learn a lot by studying statistics about how and why they occur. For instance, doctors who face multiple malpractice claims over the course of their careers tend to have certain well defined traits, according...
7 More Insights About the State of Medical Malpractice From New Survey
Medscape’s “Malpractice Report 2015: Why Most Doctors Get Sued” combined survey data from over 4,000 physicians to analyze the state of medical malpractice cases in the past year. Here are seven more valuable lessons to be gleaned from the survey’s results. (Part 1 of...
7 Takeaways from Big New Survey About Medical Malpractice
Over the past year, Medscape surveyed nearly 4,000 primary care doctors and specialists to learn more about the medical malpractice lawsuits they faced. Medscape’s “Malpractice Report 2015: Why Most Doctors Get Sued” collected and organized the results. This survey...
Big Decline in Hospital Errors. Is Obamacare Responsible? If Not, What Is?
Has the passage of the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. “Obamacare”) led to a meaningful reduction in fatal medical errors? If so, why, and what can we collectively learn to continue to improve treatment? A report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality...
Four of 2015’s Most Unusual Car Accidents
As 2016 dawns, and most of us are testing the resolve of our resolutions for the new year, let’s take a beat to reflect on the critical car accident events of 2015 to obtain guidance for how to drive safely in the year ahead. Below, we’ve summarized several of 2015’s...
6 Things You Probably Forgot to Do After Your Arizona Car Accident
Whether a distracted driver hit your vehicle from behind, or someone who failed to stop at a red light sideswiped you at an intersection, you were likely in a state of shock in the immediate aftermath of your car accident. Traumatic crash events leave victims...
9 things your patients will thank you for knowing about their personal injury case– Part 2
If you missed it, check out part 1 of this post here In Part 1 of this blog series, we discussed several strategies by which chiropractors, physical therapists, pain management doctors and others in the medical field can support patients who might need to make an...
9 things your patients will thank you for knowing about their personal injury case- part 1
When patients seek treatment as part of a personal injury claim, medical professionals have a duty to support them in substantiating their claims as well as in providing mindful, attentive care. But what, exactly, are your responsibilities to your patients with...
What You Can Learn from Your Recent Close Call — How “Near Misses” Can Prevent Car Accidents
While driving recently, you slammed on your brakes to avoid hitting the car in front of you. Fortunately, a car accident did not occurred and no one was hurt. However, such near misses are instructional, because they reveal underlying attention-related problems or bad...