By Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News. Ed. – FDA scientists who speak up about patient safety concerns have been fired in retaliation, according to a Congressional investigation. The Food and Drug Administration has let medical… Read More
According to the 2018 enrollment report, 11.8 million individuals signed up or renewed through the marketplace for 2018 coverage through HealthCare.gov marketplace. We’ve all heard varying reports about how healthcare may change or is changing under Trumpcare,...
The opening of health plan enrollment under the Affordable Care Act has many Americans over the age of 65 thinking of and planning for their medical expenses and procedures. For many seniors, the process of...
Patient Rights Definition and Overview. Patient rights are continually evolving and are linked to governmental agencies and their regulations. Failure to respect these patient rights may have severe penalties imposed on those individuals, businesses,… Read More
Misdiagnoses are harmful and costly. But they’re often preventable. A patient with abdominal pain dies from a ruptured appendix after a doctor fails to do a complete physical exam. A biopsy comes back positive for...
By J. Klein, for APRA. Hospitals Everyone who seeks treatment at a hospital emergency room or an urgent care center associated with a hospital in America risks unnecessary admission, financial ruin and even death. Preventable...
By Steve Sternberg, Senior Writer U.S. News. Evidence is incomplete, but still shows most patients will be impacted by the problem at some point in their lives. Most people experience at least one diagnostic error during...
By Bill Hethcock, Staff Writer, Dallas Business Journal. Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano is accused in a series of lawsuits of allowing an allegedly dangerous surgeon to continue operating, putting patients at risk. A… Read More
For many doctors it is possible that some of their patients are recording their office visit, with or without permission. In a cross-sectional survey administered to the general public in the United Kingdom, 19 of
Janis Finer, 57, a popular primary care physician in Tulsa, Okla., gave up her busy practice two years ago to care full time for hospitalized patients. The lure? Regular shifts, every other week off and a 10 percent increase in pay.