The Implant Files. From International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Health authorities across the globe have failed to protect millions of patients from poorly tested implants that can sicken, maim — and sometimes kill — the… Read More
By Pamela Wible, MD. Ever felt misjudged by a doctor? Or treated unfairly by a clinic or hospital? You may be a victim of patient profiling. Patient profiling is the practice of regarding particular patients as...
Understanding Observation Care. From the Valley Hospital, Valley Health System. What is Observation Care? Observation services are hospital outpatient services that a physician orders to allow for testing and evaluation. This observation period, which normally...
April 12th, 2019. Becker’s Healthcare is pleased to release the 2019 edition of its list of “100 great hospitals in America.” The hospitals included on this list have been recognized nationally for excellence in clinical...
25. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ > 30 day readmission rate:16.4% (highest 10%) > 30 day mortality rate:13.3% > Preventable hospitalizations: 48.6 per 1,000 patients > No. of physicians: 46.7 per 100,000 (lowest 10%) > Median household income: $45,508 (lowest...
By Unigadon, Commonweal Magazine. We don’t know much about health-care prices or what we are actually paying for, nor do we know much about the quality of what we are trying to choose. A great… Read More
I am claim number 165XXXXXXX. Staring up at the ceiling, I am being wheeled, flat-backed and vulnerable, into a surgery I never in a million years expected to be having. So lucky they caught it… Read More