Tag: Blame
Scapegoating Toyota?
Toyota fears U.S. backlash over gains (Detroit Free Press article)
I tend to fall on the side of those who think the "Detroit Three" are...
Medical Mistakes? Just Throw Everyone in Jail for Human Error, Then?
In the news: Charges against nurse igniting a debate
It sure is easier to think that medical mistakes are as simple as one person being...
Dr. Kovach is Part of a System…
... and the system sucks!"
That was the final line of a recent episode of ER that we just watched last night (thanks to the...
Lack of Error Proofing Kills 3 Babies
This is an incredibly sad, and completely preventable, situation. Three babies are dead, and three more injured, because the wrong drug was administered...
Discipline and Blame in Healthcare Oversight
State's long disciplinary process doesn't protect patients, critics sayHere is a story about complaints with Florida's disciplinary system for physicians. The system seems...
The System Failed, 49 Killed
USATODAY.com - Error in Comair crash fairly common
As a frequent flyer, this almost makes me physically sick to think about the systemic problems, the...
More on Airport Near Misses
I knew it when I first wrote about the latest "runway incursion" (near miss) at O'Hare. It seems too easy to pin the...
Why Do We Blame?
Jetliner taking off at O'Hare barely clears 747 on runway | Chicago Tribune
As a frequent flyer (I landed at O'Hare on Monday), and an...
