Medical Malpractice, Doctor Mistakes, & Surgical Errors in VA Archives - Page 56 of 80 - Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp

Fatal medical errors increase each July due to new doctors

More medical errors occur in July because of new doctors, according to a study conducted by University of California professor David Phillips and student Gwendolyn Barker.  The study, which is published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, notes that medical errors, such as accidental overdose and administering the wrong drug, increase when “thousands of…

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