To The Editor
Regarding: The Value of Disclosing Medical Error
I write this in response to an article posted by ALICIA GALLEGOS, of American Medical News, posted June 1, 2011. I heartily support the Lockton Report analyzing the findings of Aug. 17, 2010, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. Such disclosures are not only good business but are also required.
American Medical Association’s Code of Medical Ethics says physicians are ethically obligated to disclose what happened “when a patient suffers significant medical complications that may have resulted from a physician’s error.”
The attempt to cover up medical errors results in those involved eventually forgetting the fact that errors occurred. Instead of correcting the practices leading to harm all energy is expended in making it seem that nothing untoward occurred.
I am a trial attorney and have represented victims of malpractice for 34 years. I think it absurd that I have to speak for the victims because their doctors, nurses, etc. won’t.
Sincerely,
Jerry I. Meyers
Pittsburgh, Pa
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Well i got rushed in to somerset medical center emergency room for abdominal pain and they said there was nothings wrong with me and i went to st petters hospital for same abdominal pain and they said oh you have gole stones and you need your golbladder removed. Then before i had to go for surgery i got rushed back to somerset medical center they said there is nothign wrong so couple days later i went for surgery they said they got my golebladder out in time becasue it was inflammed very bad and they took it out in time. I got my report for xray and ct scans from somerset medical center and it says i have a cyst on my left artery and they never told me i had that and it could be causeing bodly injury inside me. ALso again i got rushed to somerset medical center again for adbominal pains and they said oh there is nothing wrong its just gas so couple days i had pain again so i went to st petters hospital and they said i have a hernia and they said you need to see a seurgent for surgery. I was just again recently rushed to the hospital somerset medical center for my inflammed hernia and they said the abdominal pain is unknown when i know its a hernia and i need help to pursue this further. Can you help me.
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