Research has confirmed that 440,000 people die every year because of preventable medical errors. Preventable medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States and cost our country tens of billions of dollars a year. Despite this serious epidemic, corporate front groups are working hard in the U.S. Congress and state legislatures throughout the country to limit accountability and access to the civil justice system when patients are harmed or killed by medical negligence.
The Facts:
- 440,000 patients die every year from preventable medical errors. [Journal of Patient Safety]
- Preventable medical errors cost our country tens of billions of dollars a year. [Institute of Medicine]
- One in three patients who are admitted to the hospital will experience a medical error. [Health Affairs]
- Studies of wrong site, wrong surgery, wrong patient procedures show that “never events” are happening at an alarming rate of up to 40 times per week in U.S. hospitals. [Archives of Surgery]
- Medical negligence lawsuits amount to just one-half of one percent of all health care costs. [Congressional Budget Office]
- Medical negligence cases represent well under 2 percent of all civil cases. [National Center for State Courts]
- Researchers at Harvard University found that 97 percent of cases were meritorious, concluding, “Portraits of a malpractice system that is stricken with frivolous litigation are overblown.” [New England Journal of Medicine]
Call the experienced attorneys at Liever, Hyman & Potter if you or a family member was injured by a medical error. Consultation is free. In fact, with Liever, Hyman & Potter, you will pay no fees or expenses until we recover money for you.
By Michael W. McGuckin, Esquire; Attorney for the Reading, Pennsylvania Personal Injury Law Firm of Liever, Hyman & Potter, P. C. which limits their practice to medical malpractice, car, truck, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death cases, premises liability, nursing home neglect, and work injuries. Serving Berks, Schuylkill and surrounding counties for over 50 years.