Patients in New York who expect dependability from their health care practitioners. However, a 2016 study from Johns Hopkins University suggests that more than 250,000 Americans die every year because of medical errors. Despite the availability of digital record-keeping technology in clinics, there are still many ways for simple mistakes to hamper medical care.

Read more: Medication errors and how doctors can avoid them

shutterstock_493063300.jpgAccording to a new report by the Nurses Service Organization, there has been a significant increase in malpractice claims against nurses in recent years.

Read more: Nursing Negligence and Medical Malpractice Claims

Doctor with Lawyer - Medical Malpractice.jpgWhile medical malpractice is more often than not attributable to physicians, surgeons, and even pathologists, it is also commonly seen that medical malpractice arising out of nursing negligence happens in the best of hospitals and clinics from time to time.

Read more: Medical Malpractice Arising Out of Nursing Negligence

Do you have an elderly relative living in a nursing home? Or perhaps you might have even spent time recovering from surgery or extended illness in a skilled nursing facility until you were well enough to return home. If so, the following may be of interest.

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