Many of Miami's residents have to face the difficult decision of whether to put their elderly loved one in a nursing home or not. Though the choice can be hard, knowing a loved one will be safe and properly cared for in a nursing home can make it easier. But the...
Miami residents care about their health. So, when they feel sick or need a checkup, these individuals go to a trusted medical professional. Placing their own well-being in the professional's hands, Miami residents expect the professional to accurately diagnose and...
Previously on this blog optimism was expressed regarding electronic medication systems and their potential to reduce medication errors. These systems, known as computerizing prescription order entry, or CPOE, allow medical professionals to enter a patient's medication...
Families for Better Care is a Florida based organization dedicated to forcing nursing homes around the country to provide residents with better care. In an effort to raise awareness of nursing home failures, the group has created a grading system for state nursing...
When Floridians think of undergoing surgery, they may fear the human errors that could take place and leave them seriously injured. While these sad and preventable mistakes occur all too often, they are not the only way in which a medical error can harm or even kill a...
