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Jury Awards Woman $755,000 in Emergency Room Medical Malpractice CasePosted on 5/16/2012
New Board Recommendations Important to Safety of Atlanta PatientsPosted on 5/9/2012
Are Georgia and U.S. Doctors Committing Medical Malpractice Online?Posted on 5/2/2012
Georgia and U.S. Nursing Homes’ Emergency Preparedness QuestionedPosted on 5/1/2012
Military Man Sues U.S. Government for Medical Malpractice DamagesPosted on 4/23/2012
“Doctors and Consumers Fight Unnecessary Testing”Posted on 4/18/2012
Could a New Diagnostic Tool Help Predict Heart Attacks and Save Lives?Posted on 4/9/2012
Important New Study Published on Most Common Childhood Leukemia, ALLPosted on 4/1/2012
Are Low Income Patients More Likely to Sue for Medical Malpractice?Posted on 3/19/2012
Are State Medical Boards Protecting the Public from Medical Malpractice?Posted on 3/9/2012

How widespread is the problem of medication-related errors?

A: Medication errors may be more common than you think. One study by the Institute of Medicine found that medication errors harm about 1.5 million people a year in the United States and claim several thousand lives. One large scale study of 36 hospitals reported that drug-related errors occur in one out of every five doses given to patients.

There are many types of medication-related errors that are possible.

The National Academies of Science (NAS) has broken down medication errors into categories according to where they occurred. The NAS estimates that nearly 400,000 preventable drug-related injuries occur in hospitals each year, while 800,000 occur in long-term care facilities and 530,000 occur just among Medicare recipients in outpatient clinics.

In addition to the physical harm they cause, the staggering financial impact of medication errors is believed to be in the neighborhood of $4.4 billion in extra medical costs every year.

If you or a loved one feel you have been a victim of medical malpractice in Georgia, please request one of the Dover Law Firm's several free resources on medical malpractice, including our free book, Why Did This Critical Medical Error Happen to Me?. Also, be sure to contact an experienced Atlanta medical malpractice attorney at the Dover Law Firm at 770-518-1133 or go to our website and fill out our online contact form to schedule a no-charge consultation to discuss your legal options.

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