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Yahoo News Search: Medical Error

Created by NewsLine on Sep 12, 2008

Last updated: 11/18/09 at 11:54 AM

• Younger adults expect medical bailout
  Sep 12, 2008 5:03 AM

  NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- The younger the consumer, the more likely they are to assume they can rely on family assistance for up to $10,000 for medical expenses, a U.S. survey indicates.
  http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2008/09/12/Younger_adults_expect_medical_bailout/UPI-71151221195292/

• The Online Information Source for the Medical Device Industry
  Sep 11, 2008 3:23 PM

  There are many reasons for medical device manufacturers to consider automation —reducing human error, accelerating processes, maintaining regulatory compliance, and keeping a core activity in-house that otherwise might be outsourced to a low-wage country, for example.
  http://www.devicelink.com/mpmn/webcasts/automation08.html

• The Online Information Source for the Medical Device Industry
  Sep 11, 2008 2:52 PM

  High cavitation moulds have been used for many years to mould plastic medical components in high volumes. Typically, these include hot runner systems, which keep the polymer molten for a certain distance through the feed system, thus reducing pressure loss and economising on material use.
  http://www.devicelink.com/mdt/archive/08/09/004.html

• Commissioner asked to reveal medical error data
  Sep 11, 2008 2:01 AM

  Over 98,000 people die each year as a result of preventable medical errors. A plane crash would need to occur every day in the United States for an entire year to even come close to the preventable medical error death toll. More than 150 people were tragically killed recently when an airliner swerved off the runway and crashed at Madrid Barajas Airport.
  http://hub.gmnews.com/news/2008/0911/letters/014.html