You’ve probably heard of or know someone who’s had surgery go drastically wrong. We all hope that it won’t happen to us but really, how common are these frightening mistakes these days? According to the LA Times and Washington Post, a study in the “Archives of Surgery” reports that the problem may be “20 times more common” than previously thought and that “Prevention effort may be very inadequate.” The Joint Commission on accreditation of health and patient advocacy groups have tried to eliminate such mistakes by “having doctors review and verify the procedure beforehand.” When the Insider Exclusive investigated 4 separate databases including the “Federal National Practitioner Data Bank,” a repository of malpractice payments and disciplinary actions, “…" To Schedule a Free Consultation with Lazaro's lawyers at Greenberg and Stone, call 1-888-499-9700 or 305-595-2400. You can visit us at www.sgglaw.com.