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My Father’s Medical Record Fiasco

e-Patient Dave | January 2, 2010

Guest post by Alan Viars (@Aviars), CEO of Videntity Systems, Inc. This past year my father required open heart surgery. This is a short article about the hurdles we (his family) encountered along the way. I’ve changed the names, because it is not my intention to embarrass particular hospitals or physicians. The issues I raise are [...]

MITSS: Much-needed support after medical errors

e-Patient Dave | November 15, 2009

Ten years ago this week, 11/18/99, Linda Kenney was scheduled for ankle replacement surgery. She woke up three days later in the ICU. Her chest had been cut open. She was in the hospital ten days. And nobody talked about what had happened. What had happened is that the nerve block administered to her ankle (a [...]