That CT scan costs how much?
Consumer Reports magazine. Health-care prices are all over the map, even within your plan’s network. If gas stations worked like health care, you wouldn’t find out until the pump switched off whether you paid… Read More
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Patient Safety Advocates Urge the Creation of a National Patient Safety Board to Fight Medical Errors
From Consumers Union. A network of patient safety advocates is urging Congress to take steps to improve patient safety by preventing hospital acquired infections and other preventable medical errors. The group, which includes Consumers Union,… Read More
Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us
By Steven Brill. Routine Care, Unforgettable Bills When Sean Recchi, a 42-year-old from Lancaster, Ohio, was told last March that he had non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, his wife Stephanie knew she had to get him to MD… Read More
Hippocratic Oath
By Jim Klein for APRA. There is no direct punishment for breaking the Hippocratic oath in modern days. It can be said that malpractice is the same thing and it carries a wide range of… Read More
APRA’s Patient’s Bill Of Rights
The following is a list of patient rights that APRA proposes to be enacted into law in order to protect the health and financial well-being of all Americans. Patients shall have the right to: … Read More
Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
By Bonina & Bonina P.C. Elder abuse and neglect is so prevalent that a recent government study showed that between 1 and 2 million Americans over the age of 65 have been neglected or abused… Read More
Hand Washing
By CBSNews.com. You’ve seen those restaurant washroom signs that say employees must wash hands. And you also know the reason is to prevent the spread of germs to customers. With that in mind just… Read More
Ambulance Fees
By Martin E. Comas – Orlando Sentinel. Seminole looks at costly ‘non transport’ ambulance fees. In Seminole County, if you call for an ambulance and are treated at the scene — with no trip to… Read More...
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Problems in our Health Care System
By Jim Klein for APRA. Hundreds of thousands of people are dying needlessly and millions more are being injured in hospitals every year due to a hidden epidemic of preventable medical errors and harm* Hospitals earn more money by treating… Read More
In Debt for Wrong Coding
I have often been over-charged in a hospital ER as well as an inpatient. There should always be statements given or sent to patients in simple terms that are easily understood by any person not… Read More...
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