Hospitals, ERs, and clinics can sometimes be frenetic and unsettled places. For patients and their loved ones, these healthcare environments can be frustrating and a time-consuming. Patients must tell their story multiple times, in some cases to a receptionist, a...
It’s estimated that two million Americans were diagnosed with cancer (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) last year and that more than 600,000 died from their disease. Studies shows that at least 40% of these cases and nearly half of the...
A medical malpractice suit can be filed if a patient suffers injury, harm, or death because of inappropriate medical care. Last year, there were more than 10,000 medical malpractice payment reports filed with the Health Resources and Services Administration in...
Your medical or healthcare records—all the notes, lab results, X-rays, billing statements, and more—that are generated from your interactions with healthcare providers (and others), are an important part of your medical care. The law guarantees that you have the right...
A Pennsylvania woman says that a surgical screw made by a Michigan company and implanted in her lumbar vertebrae during spinal fusion surgery has fractured and can’t be removed safely. Donna Mae Dolby of Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania filed suit in...
The clinics of Dr. Jihad Mustapha, who called himself the “leg saver,” will reportedly cease operations in the state. The doctor’s Michigan vascular clinics, where he performed thousands of lucrative procedures that have come under scrutiny for being unnecessary and...
“I’d like a second opinion.” That’s all there is to it. It’s not that difficult to say. But it’s important to consider a second opinion. It’s when another healthcare provider reviews your medical records to provide you with a diagnosis...
About half of physicians in the United States have been named in a medical malpractice lawsuit, and just over 50% of those doctors have been defendants multiple times. That’s what research shows from a 2023 Medscape report. Patients most frequently...
The Joint Commission, the body that accredits hospitals, reports that wrong-site, wrong-side, and wrong-patient procedures happen at least 40 times each week in the United States. Performing a procedure on the wrong side of a patient’s body, performing the wrong...
A patient advocate can be a great help when you don’t understand your medical condition or what doctors are telling you. They also can help you address insurance coverage questions and a variety of other concerns. What is a Patient...
