From Engagedpatients.org. The following definitions summarize the responsibilities of the members of the physician team and the roles different doctors may play in your care. While not every level of physicians – especially resident physicians...
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
By Anna Wilde Mathews Wall Street Journal. Cheryl Lassiter likes to keep a close eye on her cholesterol levels, but with a high-deductible insurance plan, she doesn’t want to pay the fees for repeated checkups...
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...
American doctors make the wrong call more than 12 million times a year. There are times when a single, unexpected death sparks a change in medical practice. In 2012 a 12-year-old boy named Rory Staunton...
By The Associated Press. Where a woman delivers her baby can make a major difference to her own health — a quality gap that remains largely hidden from mothers-to-be. A new study comparing hospitals nationwide… Read More
Consumerwatch, MOUNTAIN VIEW (KPIX 5). While open enrollment for coverage under the Affordable Care Act is closed, many of the newly insured are finding they can’t find doctors, landing them into a state described as… Read More
CNN iReport. It took doctors about nine months to diagnose Kevin Paskawych of Marietta, Ohio, with pulmonary arterial hypertension, and all those diagnostic tests – plus four days in an Intensive Care Unit – added...
Epidural Corticosteroid Injections. FDA Warns Epidural Corticosteroid Injection Associated with Serious Neurologic Problems Washington, DC. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that injection of corticosteroids into the epidural space of the spine may...
By Heidi Turner, LawyersandSettlements.com. Plaintiffs involved in Nexium lawsuits have opposed AstraZeneca’s motion to dismiss the lawsuits. In all, up to 58 lawsuits are involved, with plaintiffs alleging they were not given the opportunity to… Read More