One federal agency substantially lowered its standards in order to fill open positions, with significant and devastating effects to some of their patients.
While plastic surfaces at hospitals harbor untold numbers of pathogens, replacing some surfaces with copper will decrease likelihood of hospital acquired infections thanks to the natural antimicrobial properties of the element.
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.
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.
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.