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Communication is crucial in the delivery of medical care. Modern medicine has become highly fragmented, carved up in all sorts of silos and specialized niches. With so many medical professionals involved, it is imperative that they keep in touch with each other in...
Anyone who has been to a hospital's emergency room knows how busy they can become. Despite a high volume of patients, hospitals should have the resources on hand to prioritize the needs of patients and ensure that they receive necessary care. One 30-year-old man...
While it didn't occur in New Mexico, a $62 million medical malpractice verdict is worth noting. Because of a claimed surgical error for an ectopic pregnancy, a woman ended up having both legs amputated, required a colostomy, and lost most of her hearing. During the...
In part one of this post, we began discussing the very challenging medical condition known as sepsis. As we explained, the mortality rate for people who suffer septic shock after the failure of major organ systems is about 50 percent. In this post, however, we will...
There are certain words that cannot help but cause fear and anxiety in the context of medical treatment. One of those is of course cancer, which speaks for itself. But there are others as well. As we will discuss in this two-part post, "sepsis" is also a word that...
In part one of this post, we discussed a new variation on an ancient role that has the potential to greatly improve the practice of medicine in the digital age. As we noted, some hospitals around the country are creating the position of "scribe" to shadow doctors in...
The role of scribe is an honored one across many cultural traditions. To be sure, in the New Testament texts Jesus often had harsh words for them. His fear was that they might put the letter of the law before its spirit. Overall, however, the position of scribe has...
There seems to be an increase in birth injury cases throughout the country. In New Mexico and elsewhere there have been some large settlements and also jury verdicts in cases with devastating brain injuries to the newborn caused by medical malpractice. In some cases,...
Sprained and broken ankles are common among children and adults in New Mexico and elsewhere. They can be quite painful at first; however, the pain generally subsides as the ankle heals. Continued pain, even after following a doctor's orders, can indicate that there is...
A healthy 26-year-old woman should never be subjected to a life-threatening crisis because of a lack of adequate staffing at a medical facility. However, a lawsuit filed recently says that's exactly what happened to a young doctor who suffered irreversible brain...