Category Archives: Headline of the Day
Medical errors are hard for doctors to admit, but it’s wise to apologize to patients
May 30, 2013Some states have taken legislative action on disclosure of medical errors. For example, Pennsylvania in 2002 adopted a law requiring hospitals to notify patients in writing within seven days after
Medical mistakes occurred at all levels of my care
May 30, 2013MedpageToday’s KevinMD.com – Itzhak Brook, MD|Physician| May 18, 2013 – Medical and surgical errors are very common in the hospital setting. They increase malpractice lawsuits, the cost of medical care, patients’
Doctors’ Lucrative Industry Ties
May 21, 2013NY Times, May 13, 2013, By RONI CARYN RABIN Dr. Alfred J. Tria is the chief of orthopedic surgery at St. Peter’s University Hospital, a 478-bed facility in New Brunswick,
Hospital Billing Varies Wildly, Government Data Shows
May 9, 2013The New York Times | By BARRY MEIER, JO CRAVEN McGINTY and JULIE CRESWELL | May 8, 2013 A hospital in Livingston, N.J., charged $70,712 on average to implant a
U.S. to Delete Data on Life-Threatening Mistakes From Website
May 6, 2013Bloomberg By Charles R. Babcock – May 2, 2013 12:01 AM ET Two years ago, over objections from the hospital industry, the U.S. announced it would add data about “potentially life-threatening” mistakes
Seniors Sue Medicare To Close Nursing Home Coverage Gap
May 6, 2013C-HIT By: Susan Jaffe | May 3, 2013 Roberta Baxter, a 78-year-old retired instructional assistant for the Killingly school system, dislocated her kneecap after a fall in her bathroom last
Bedbugs invade hospitals Why more patients share rooms with the blood-sucking pests
May 2, 2013MarketWatch.com April 23, 2013, 7:14 p.m. EDT By Jen Wieczner As if adapting to health-care reform and curbing the “nightmare bacteria” weren’t challenge enough, hospitals are increasingly plagued by another problem:
NY Lawsuit Accuses Novartis of Health Care Fraud
April 30, 2013AP By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK April 24, 2013 (AP) – The U.S. government sued Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. Tuesday, claiming it gave kickbacks to pharmacies to switch kidney transplant
Hospital safety: your responsibility or theirs?
April 29, 2013AJC.COM April 28, 2013 By Carrie Teegardin The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Airline passengers don’t review the preflight checklist with the pilot, and restaurant customers aren’t expected to check the kitchen and
AIG Study Shows Hospital C-Suite and Risk Managers Struggle with Maintaining Patient Safety
April 26, 2013The Wall Street Journal — NEW YORK — (BUSINESS WIRE) — April 19, 2013 — Maximizing patient safety is the top priority for hospital C-Suite executives and Risk Managers in