Anchoring bias is a well known cognitive bias in medicine. The term refers to overemphasizing early-acquired information. One example which occurs in medicine that looks
A report by the group Public Citizen shed some light on state medical licensing boards across the country. The report examined the extent to which
A recent study of the success of telemedicine at the University of Pennsylvania, looking at virtual visits during the early months of the COVID pandemic,
If you have never had occasion to call an attorney, congratulations! For those of you who have, and who have considered bringing a claim against
Some folks are lucky to have never needed to contact an attorney. Other folks have had something terrible happen to them or a loved one
Daylight savings time starts in March, as we all “spring ahead” an hour. Most of us lament the lost hour of sleep as we dutifully
Often when we get calls from folks who have lost loved ones due to medical malpractice, it is in the first weeks and months of
We recently posted about issues relating to “travel nurses,” nurses who travel to a hospital in another state to fill in when needed because of
Many states have versions of “tort reform” laws that were enacted, in part, to limit the number and outcome of medical malpractice lawsuits. Does Washington have
A recent article noted that many hospitals with special nursing needs are scouring the country for qualified nurses to fill temporary gaps in personnel, including