Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing field that has the potential to revolutionize many aspects of healthcare, including the way that doctors diagnose and treat patients. While AI has the potential to greatly improve healthcare outcomes, it is important to consider how it may also impact failure to diagnose rates among physicians. What is […]
When was the last time you got help from a nurse? We are willing to bet you see a nurse a few times a year, whether it is when you see your primary care doctor or go to the hospital. Nurses are the first line of defense for our health, the ones that do so […]
Medical records have always been a mess, so when the US government said that it was time for all medical records to become electronic, everyone was hopeful. Now, ten years after the process began, we have to wonder if anything is better off. There have been numerous major problems with the software tasked with the […]
Going to the hospital is not something that most people want to do. Whether you are going because of something that has happened to you or something that is going on with a loved one, you expect the hospital staff to do everything they can to make sure you get better. What you do not […]
A new documentary called “To Err Is Human” has caught our eye, especially because it focuses on medical errors that happen in the state of Pennsylvania. The documentary follows a family that suffered numerous hospital errors, including a missed cancer diagnosis that leads to a death in the family. The same family also suffered from […]
