Typically, there is little overlap between medical malpractice and criminal cases. Though still rare, criminal charges are sometimes brought for fraudulent billing practices or for
The standard of care is a relatively fluid concept that reacts to evolution in science and medicine. In Washington the standard of care is defined
Getting your medical records should be easier than ever before. Information blocking continues to be a problem for records access, and a tangled web of
Organ transplant is no small matter. First, the patient has gotten to the point where he or she needs to replace a vital body system.
The Washington state Attorney general’s office recently filed suit against fourteen Providence Health & Services hospitals across the state for failing to provide charity care
If you live in Seattle, you may recall a major news story several years ago regarding Swedish Hospital’s neurosciences department where, among other things, it
Hospitals have beds and staff, and if they don’t fill the beds they can’t pay their staff. Whether a hospital is a for-profit or a non-profit
We previously published a blog post on the association between Viagra and mental decline, and between cataract surgery and dementia. Both appeared to lessen the development