By Marshall Allen and Olga Pierce, ProPublica – Condensed by APRA. Why choosing the right surgeon matters even more than you know It’s conventional wisdom that there are “good” and “bad” hospitals — and that...
Dispute a Medical Bill and Reduce Your Payment. When disputing a bill, it’s important that you do your research and understand what happened and what’s going on. That way you can help troubleshoot the problem...
What Patients and Families Should Do Following a Potential Medical Error. Not all Bad Outcomes are Medical Errors or Malpractice. Many errors do happen in medical settings, but not every bad outcome is caused by...
Condensed from Propublica. Patient safety is one of the most talked about topics in medicine today, but it’s rare to hear from patients who have been injured. ProPublica gathered more than 1,000 stories of patient… Read More
By Lauren Weiler, Home And Fitness Cheatsheet. By the time you hit 50, you’re probably familiar with some aches and pains as well as medical advice from well-meaning loved ones. But completing test after test isn’t… Read More
By Marshall Allen, ProPublica. A study by Medicare’s inspector general of skilled nursing facilities says nearly 22,000 patients were injured and more than 1,500 died in a single month — a higher rate of medical… Read More
Massachusetts Nurses Association, CANTON, Mass. 78% of RNs agree that the quality of patient care in Massachusetts hospitals is suffering due to unsafe patient assignments including 59% of RNs who are aware of patient complications… Read More
Help stop the abuse and get rewarded for your efforts. Over 44 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare. All are at risk of being unwitting accomplices — or victims — in one of the nation’s...
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
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