An independent pharmacy expert says the medication error that harmed four patients at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown was not ...

A patient was unable to move from the sternum down after a routine knee-replacement operation at a Nashville hospital this ...

Ascension has released more details on the pharmacy error that paralyzed at least one patient and "impacted" three others.

A report challenges Ascension's explanation of the pharmacy error that paralyzed a patient, citing failures in safety ...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is now looking into a medical error at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown after ...

It was a busy night in the ER and the patient with strep throat was the least of the doctor’s worries–until the patient developed anaphylaxis. In her haste to treat the patient, the doctor gave a ...

As the quantity of medical information physicians need to access explodes, and as patient visit time shrinks, more and more healthcare providers rely on mobile devices and apps to quickly and ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Medical errors are gaining recognition as a serious ...

Disclosing a medical error or an adverse patient safety event to patients and their family members is not an easy task. In an industry defined by its vow to do no ...

A middle-aged man with sepsis from a diabetic foot wound was admitted to a rural Utah hospital. It was clear the patient needed to be transferred to University of Utah Health for specialty care.

Medical error can be understood as an unintended act either of commission or omission, within the context of healthcare. Errors can occur at either the individual- or ...