Some of the largest health care systems in the country are opposing a rule aimed at improving your access to patient records The Department of
I read through thousands of medical records a week to analyze cases or determine if there is a case to begin with. One thing I find in
Some doctors opt out of insurance – and can leave their patients in the cold People commonly assume that the doctor or surgeon they are
Electronic medical records have their drawbacks, but mining electronic data can help to find undiagnosed medical conditions
Autopsies are not done as routine matters any more, but can provide critical insight into cause of death where
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is underreporting medical malpractice payments made for negligence of their providers, with long term, donwnstream risks for patient care.
A recent Swedish study found a relationship between stress related disorders and patients’ susceptibility to severe infections.
Causation can be a very difficult, and sometimes insurmountable, hurdle in bringing a successful claim alleging a delay in diagnosing a condition.
With electronic medical records comes pressure (and relative ease) in charting things in a visit that simply were not done.
Though many of us have never seen a doctor on a house call, we all likely think fondly of the idea. A kindly doctor, who