Mix-ups in patient identification are a fairly frequent occurrence that can cause real harm to patients. These events are highly preventable with strategies. Mix-ups in patient identification are a ...

"Wrong-patient" errors are not uncommon and such mistakes may have deadly consequence, according to a new report. Researchers from ECRI Institute, a nonprofit group focused on patient safety, examined ...

Hundreds of people have been wrongly imprisoned inside the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department jails in recent years, with some spending weeks behind bars before authorities realized those ...

LOS ANGELES (CN) - A man who sued over ID errors in the warrant system asked a court Monday to uphold his civil rights claim against Los Angeles County. Attorney Donald Cook is leading a charge to ...

A grizzly bear, which appears like a black bear at first glance. Color can vary widely by species, making it an unreliable identification method. A hunter in Bonner County, Idaho, mistakenly shot and ...