With electronic medical records comes pressure (and relative ease) in charting things in a visit that simply were not done.
A recent study highlights the conflict between physicians who want to treat sepsis patients immediately, versus those who want lab work done prior to treatment.
The AMA recently published the results of a study which reveal that stress and burnout is associated with Electronic Health Records.
The candida auris superbug is dangerous and often found in nursing homes.
Electronic Health Records can have benefits to providers and patients, but there are serious risks as well.
At least in Eastern Washington, the courts have determined the standard of care to be applied to medicine provided to patients may differ from everyone else in the U.S.
Although you might expect that the doctors treating you at the hospital work for the hospital, often times they do not.
A recent study found that pediatric patients who received telemedicine care were less likely to go on to receive inpatient care than patients who received in-person neurology care.
Defendants nearly always require confidentiality when settling claims. While it benefits them, it most often does not benefit the safety of all patients.
A recent study of seven hospitals in the UK found the presence of all manner of insects, 90% of which were carrying bacteria potentially harmful to humans.
