New York City Hospitals - The Least Reliable In The State at Reporting Preventable Mistakes

Trolman, Glazer & Lichtman Law Firm Senior partner Jeffrey Lichtman says New York City hospitals are the least reliable in the state at reporting preventable mistakes and adverse incidents for patients.
By: Trolman, Glaser & Lichtman Law Firm
 
April 14, 2009 - PRLog -- The New York Times reports on the state of New York City hospitals and their record on reporting preventable mistakes, which was found to be the least dependable in the state. Although hospitals in the City’s five boroughs see roughly half the number of patients seen in the entire state,  it is believed that they are not properly reporting “adverse incidents”. Trolman, Glazer & Lichtman, PC (http://tgllaw.com) Senior partner Jeffrey Lichtman:


   New York City hospitals are the least reliable in the state at reporting preventable mistakes and adverse incidents for patients like heart attacks, blood clots, hospital infections and medication errors, according to a new report by the office of City Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr.  This inadequacy prevents our hospitals from identifying their systematic issues and improving their individual medical practices.  Our state must be far more diligent in enforcing penalties such as fines against hospitals which have failed to report accurately.  My hope is that these hospitals properly report preventable mistakes and adverse incidents so that they can improve their services to prevent medical malpractice from occurring.


Source: http://tgllaw.com/new-york-law-blog/new-york-state-law/14...

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