This summer a large study found “statistically significant decreases in the annual rates of in-hospital adverse events” for numerous indicators of patient safety. The study
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
It makes sense that stretched thin hospital staff is more likely to make mistakes. Long hours, few breaks, too many patients – all of this
Emergency room doctors have increasingly found themselves in a bind. A patient presents with potentially serious symptoms and the doctor recommends admission to the hospital for
Medicare Advantage plans are private options for Medicare eligible Americans. The Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services pay per diagnosis, so in effect they pay
Emergency department staff at Kitsap County’s lone hospital recently called 911 for urgent help to put out a fire. The “fire”, though, was overwhelmed staff
In late 2018, a private medical group called Optum bought a controlling interest in The Polyclinic. The latter was a 100-year old Seattle group of
We see it more and more – patients have to fail multiple therapies before they may finally begin the one actually recommended by their physician.
A recent poll Associated Press poll found that the majority of Americans give our health care system a failing grade. This includes flaws in the
A recent article related the story of an orthopedic surgeon who is being sued for causing hundreds of serious injuries. Over a period of time,