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Each year, an estimated 795,000 American patients die or become permanently disabled because they are being misdiagnosed by health care providers, according to a report published recently in USA Today.
The top conditions that are misdiagnosed?
◾Stroke
◾ Sepsis
◾ Pneumonia
◾ Blood clots
◾ Lung cancer
These five conditions account for almost 40% of the errors, so hopefully doctors can start by focusing their efforts on these conditions to reduce mistakes and save lives.
If you believe you or a family member was killed or injured due to misdiagnosis by a military health care provider, we can help. You may e-mail us at LawHelp@MilitaryMedicalMalpractice.com, call us at 877-695-8757 (24/7), fill out the contact form on the right side of this page, or live chat with us on the web site. Free, confidential consultations. There is no fee unless we get a recovery for you.
Source and to read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/07/18/medical-misdiagnosis-killing-disabling-americans/70423573007
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The rollout of the Electronic Health Record system for the VA has been described as “totally unacceptable,” “with real patient safety risks that have gone unresolved for entirely too long.” According to this report in the Military Times, the VA recently suspended the rollout of the EHR system at four of its pilot sites after the VA concluded the software was not performing correctly and after the VA inspector general concluded that nearly 150 veterans had been harmed because of failures in the electronic records system.
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https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2022-06-27/va-electronic-health-records-law-6475369.html
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According to the CDC, with around 21,000 deaths in 2020, stillbirths claimed more children’s lives than car accidents, drowning, fire, flu, guns, listeria, poison, and sudden infant death syndrome combined. A 2018 study published by Obstetrics and Gynecology concluded that almost 25% of stillbirths may be preventable. As many as half of women detect a decrease in movement and kicks before a stillbirth, but one doctor described education on fetal movement and stillbirth prevention as a “massive hole” in obstetrics. Some experts also think such a decrease should be taken more seriously by health care providers.
Despite the shocking statistics, the U.S. is the only wealthy country that doesn’t have a national system to report and investigate stillbirths, although newly-introduced legislation may help. In March 2022, the Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education for Autumn Act, or SHINE was introduced in the Senate. If passed, the legislation — which previously passed in the House in December 2021 — would authorize grants to develop programs that may help save some of these babies.
Countries that have focused on stillbirth education and prevention have better outcomes. In 2019 in Australia, some maternity care providers implemented prevention programs and reported a 21 percent reduction in stillbirths. The United Kingdom launched a similar program and in just 2 years saw a 20 percent drop in stillbirths. What can you do? While many stillbirths can’t be prevented, for those cases where something can be done – make sure to discuss tracking fetal movements with your doctor, do your kick counts, and make sure your doctor checks out your baby carefully if you report decreased movements!
If you reported decreased fetal movements and believe your military doctor failed to take proper action to prevent your stillbirth, we can help. You may e-mail us at LawHelp@MilitaryMedicalMalpractice.com, call us at 877-695-8757 (24/7), fill out the contact form on the right side of this page, or live chat with us on the web site. Free, confidential consultations. There is no fee unless we get a recovery for you.
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Medical gaslighting is the experience of having your concerns dismissed by a medical provider. According to a respected doctor and professor of cardiology, “Gaslighting is real; it happens all the time. Patients — and especially women — need to be aware of it.”
Not only is medical gaslighting frustrating, it can delay needed care and cause harm. Our military medical malpractice lawyer can help you determine if you have been gaslit by your doctor.
From a recent New York Times article:
Your provider continually interrupts you, doesn’t allow you to elaborate and doesn’t appear to be an engaged listener.
Your provider minimizes or downplays your symptoms, for example questioning whether you have pain.
Your provider refuses to discuss your symptoms.
Your provider will not order key imaging or lab work to rule out or confirm a diagnosis.
You feel that your provider is being rude, condescending or belittling.
Your symptoms are blamed on mental illness, but you are not provided with a mental health referral or screened for such illness.
If you believe you were injured by a military doctor’s gaslighting, we can help. You may e-mail us at LawHelp@MilitaryMedicalMalpractice.com, call us at 877-695-8757 (24/7), fill out the contact form on the right side of this page, or live chat with us on the web site. Free, confidential consultation. There is no fee unless we get a recovery for you.
Source & to read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/well/mind/medical-gaslighting.html
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Research has long shown that doctors are less likely to respect patients who are overweight or obese. This may result in blaming all of a patient’s problems on obesity and telling them to simply eat less and exercise more, without doing a careful investigation to find out the true cause of a health concern. “This is almost like malpractice. You have these physicians or clinicians — whoever they are — relating everything to the patient’s obesity without investigation,” one expert explained in a recent article, below.
To counter that, in June the Association of American Medical Colleges plans to roll out new diversity, equity, and inclusion standards aimed at teaching new doctors, among other things, about respectful treatment of people diagnosed as overweight or obese. Hopefully, there will be some education of all currently practicing doctors as well.
If you believe you were injured by a military doctor’s failure to timely investigate your health concerns, we can help. You may e-mail us at LawHelp@MilitaryMedicalMalpractice.com, call us at 877-695-8757 (24/7), fill out the contact form on the right side of this page, or live chat with us on the web site. Free, confidential consultation. There is no fee unless we get a recovery for you.
‘Almost Like Malpractice’: To Shed Bias, Doctors Get Schooled to Look Beyond Obesity
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Remembering and giving thanks for those who have given their time, talents and even their lives to protect us, on this Memorial Day, and every day.
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