2,499 hospitals will see a reduction in Medicare payments for 2022 as penalty for excessive readmissions. These hospitals penalized for excessive readmissions represent 47% of
The Leapfrog Group announced its 2021 hospital grades recently, including from Washington State. How did your hospital fare? These grades are based on how safe
We have all, I’m sure, encountered language barriers in medicine in some form or another. Have you ever read an X-ray or MRI report? We
A kidney was the first successfully transplanted human organ. As as the case with much medicine, the journey to that success was fraught with a
Your kidneys are amazing organs. Each of your kidneys is about the size of the palm of your hand. And every day, approximately 40 gallons
Often one of the complications of medical negligence is long term, or chronic, pain. Some patients we have represented suffer pain from arachnoiditis, phantom pain
Say you have exhausted all non-surgical options, and your surgeon has recommended an orthopedic implant. You’ve spent years on this journey, trying to avoid implanting
It is not uncommon for us to get frantic calls from hospitalized patients or their loved ones, desperate for help either to compel some treatment
Given the choice, many of us would rather be seen by a doctor with personality than one who is cold and business-like. This bedside manner
For the past seven years, Medicare has been imposing penalties for hospitals who allow patients to suffer from avoidable issues. The purpose of the penalty