Houston Personal Injury Lawyer - New Study Shows 45% of Pediatricians Make Diagnostic Errors that Cause Harm to Patients at Least Once a Year
We put our lives into the hands of doctors in order to remain healthy. Even though doctors learn an extensive amount in order to help people, they are prone to make mistakes.


BELLAIRE, TX, July 08, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- A new study published online in Pediatrics June 21, 2010 found more than half (54%) of pediatricians make diagnostic errors at least once a month, and almost half (45%) make diagnostic errors that cause harm to patients at least once a year (http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/724048). The data collected was self-reported by 726 pediatricians, so the errors reported only account for the errors known or realized by the medical professionals. With medical malpractice accounting for more deaths than car accidents per year, this new study reveals the frequency of such harmful errors among the most vulnerable of patients.

Medical malpractice is negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which the care provided deviates from accepted standards of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient. Because it is often difficult to determine if a loved one's injury is due to the malpractice of a medical professional, consulting with a personal injury attorney who specializes in medical malpractice is instrumental in their recovery.

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