Big health spending variations nationwide are largely driven by differences in the use of postacute services such as skilled nursing homes and home health care by Medicare beneficiaries, and by higher prices that some hospitals and physicians charge commercial insurers, according to an Institute...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 30
Lessons learned from the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing are changing how six Boston trauma centers manage mass-casualty emergencies, the Boston Globe reported recently.
Event reporting in the busy environment of the ED can be a challenge, and many organizations, whether because of distractions, forgetfulness, or simply not understanding a given action's adverse effect on patients, do not do reporting well.
For years, physicians, experts, and healthcare organizations have decried the medical malpractice tort system, claiming it causes frivolous lawsuits, raises insurance premiums, and forces physicians into practicing defensive medicine by ordering unnecessary tests to protect themselves from...
The Appellate Court of Connecticut affirmed a lower court’s decision to set aside a jury verdict in favor of a physician in a medical malpractice case after the physician’s attorney violated the state’s peer review statute.
