We have read, over the past several years, stories of overburdened emergency departments, overworked hospital staff, and profit driven emergency care. When the bottom line is the driving force behind
We represent patients injured through medical negligence, but our efforts have the benefit of improving the delivery of care for future patients. It is well
In 2000, the Institute of Medicine published a report entitled “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System”. It created shock waves by revealing
Another recent article in the Seattle Times painted a grim picture for the financial state of health care systems in Washington State. With more money
We have written several blog posts about how hospitals keep bad surgeons working for them, even if the surgeons are causing injury and death to
Recently, news reports have described a surge in the respiratory virus RSV in children in our state. As a result, pediatric hospitals – including Mary
In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, the well-funded healthcare startup Noble Health looked like exactly like the lifeline two rural Missouri hospitals needed. Instead,
Regular readers of this blog may recall prior blog posts regarding pricing transparency rules. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services developed a rule to
The Leapfrog Group’s 2022 Hospital safety grades reflect a decline in patient safety over the course of the pandemic. There are many factors that contribute
The Washington state Attorney general’s office recently filed suit against fourteen Providence Health & Services hospitals across the state for failing to provide charity care
