Overdiagnosis is a concern for many Pennsylvania doctors, and it is more common occurrence for some conditions than others. Overdiagnosis refers to diagnosis at a disease stage so early that treatment may be harmful to the patient. This differs from a false positive, which is a false result indicating a disease that is not really present. Overdiagnosis is a concern now that imaging can lead to a greater understanding of what is going on inside a person's body than ever before.
Avoiding overdiagnosis of mild brain injuries
Reducing medical malpractice
Pennsylvania residents may benefit from learning more about the facts concerning medical malpractice in the United States. Over 85,000 medical malpractice cases and 1 million medical injuries are reported every year. Generally speaking, hospital administrators view any report of a medical injury as a potential malpractice lawsuit. During 2014, there were around 7,000 deaths from medication errors and about 12,000 died from unnecessary surgeries.
