By Scott Powers, Orlando Sentinel. By the end of the year, a new emergency-care center in Winter Park will open, offering treatment for broken bones, heart palpitations and even more serious medical issues such… Read More
From Patients Beyond Borders With medical tourism still in its early stages, gaining reliable data is challenging. Our research and editorial team works hard to compile the most accurate, current information on international medical travel,...
From Consumerreports.org. Many people are aware that visiting a hospital can put their health at risk in a number of ways. But even a patient who knows what to look out for and which precautions
From Consumer Reports. Are you interested in reading the medical notes your doctor writes about you? Some ten thousand patients around the country recently had that chance. And both they, and their doctors, said it...
Source: The Tampa Bay Times. Determining the true cost of health care remains difficult, despite the government’s recent release of valuable data about medical billing. Nationwide, doctors and hospitals engage in complex billing schemes that...
By Center for Public Integrity. Four years ago, Medicare auditors came to an alarming conclusion: the federal government shouldn’t have paid a half-dozen insurance plans hundreds of millions of dollars to treat seniors in especially...
By Elisabeth Rosenthal, The New York Times. CONWAY, Ark. – Kim Little had not thought much about the tiny white spot on the side of her cheek until a physician’s assistant at her dermatologist’s office… Read More
By Jessica Firger, CBS News. Many people are aware that visiting a hospital can put their health at risk in a number of ways. But even a patient who knows what to look out...
Patient’s Bill of Rights from the Affordable Care Act. by Michael Woods, MD, HCA. In 2010, the Affordable Care Act was signed into law. The act covers your relationship with insurers, health plans, and everyone… Read More