Physicians may leave the medical field for any number of reasons, including family issues, health issues, career changes, or retirement. But just because they leave doesn't mean they won't return. A survey conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics in collaboration with...
The Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA) was created to provide immunity from monetary damages to hospitals and individual practitioners participating on medical peer review committees. HCQIA also created the National Practitioner Data Bank.
Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA) in 2005, the rules did not become final until January 2009, at which point data collection organizations could seek certification as patient safety...
Editors have proofreaders. H&R Block's claim to fame is its ability to find holes in your tax documentation that will earn you extra money. Even house painters stand back and check each other's work to make sure they didn't miss a spot. So doesn't it stand to reason that...
Two patients arrive in the ED with influenza during an outbreak. One is a 75-year-old man with several other chronic conditions and the other is a 45-year-old woman with three children. Who gets the last ventilator? Is it the woman because she is younger and has three children...
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group fired Dr. Kevin Lurie in October 2005, allegedly for disruptive behavior and for falsifying time sheets. Lurie claimed that he was bringing quality of care issues to light and subsequently sued the organization for wrongful termination,...
