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
The American Medical Association has established guidelines regarding when a doctor may fire a patient, based on its Code of Ethics. In addition, many states have laws about the circumstances under which a doctor may… 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...
Even Minor Procedures Come With Major Risks The four operations discussed below are often over performed. Some are moneymakers for doctors and hospitals, others are expedient and still others seem to work, at least in...
From The Commonwealth Fund. According to a recent publication from the Commonwealth Fund, based on a broadly inclusive set of performance metrics, the U.S. health care system performance ranks last among 11 high-income countries. Among the… Read More
By Jodie Tillman, the Tampa Bay Times. Even with an in-network hospital, insurance may not cover ER physicians When her husband, Charles, showed signs of heart trouble in January, Donna Baker didn’t hesitate to drive him… Read More
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...
From the George Washington University School of Public Health. In 2013 a report in the Journal of Patient Safety stated that preventable medical errors that occur in hospitals are the third leading cause of death in… Read More
If hospitals offer customer service, it is often through a staff person called a patient advocate. This person can be called upon by a patient or his family member when they run into problems that...
To find out how your local hospital stacks up for patient safety and the procedures they offer, check the following hospital rating and ranking services. No hospitals were assessed as high performers by all systems....