Recently I came across an article about a group of emergency medicine doctors and consumer advocates that were trying to push back on the trend
Much medical care is provided by ancillary health care providers. Perhaps instead of “is there a doctor in the house?” the question should be “is
Another recent article in the Seattle Times painted a grim picture for the financial state of health care systems in Washington State. With more money
This summer a large study found “statistically significant decreases in the annual rates of in-hospital adverse events” for numerous indicators of patient safety. The study
If you can prove malpractice occurred, you may have a case. If you can’t, you don’t. Certainly, medical negligence occurs every day in every state
We have written several blog posts about how hospitals keep bad surgeons working for them, even if the surgeons are causing injury and death to
It makes sense that stretched thin hospital staff is more likely to make mistakes. Long hours, few breaks, too many patients – all of this
Recently, news reports have described a surge in the respiratory virus RSV in children in our state. As a result, pediatric hospitals – including Mary
