Patient protection laws donât favor health providers
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Despite critics who say patientsâ bills of rights laws are actually designed to protect health care providers, new research published in the current issue of the American Journal of Medicine found just the opposite.
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More and more people lack health insurance. Don't be one of them.
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Nearly one in four consumers has had a legitimate claim denied by a health insurer. In the new consumer health feature Empowered Patient, CNN's Elizabeth Cohen shares advice on what to do when your insurance company says "no."
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Drug safety measures pending in the House of Representatives may burden regulators without protecting patients from dangerous medicines, a senior Food and Drug Administration official told lawmakers on Tuesday.
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Many doctors refuse to admit that simple chance is a factor in how well some of their patients do.
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A group of doctors from New Jersey is opposing a plan by Aetna Inc. to drop coverage of a type of anesthesia used during colonoscopies.
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U.S. quarantine law is in dire need of an update to protect patient rights, say legal experts.
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At the health care institution where this pilot fish works, management is worried about thefts. Well, preventing thefts, anyhow.
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Some federal doctors and medical researchers do not enjoy the same protections to disclose wrongdoing as other government employees, the judge ruled.
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Retail clinics grow, and some physicians aren't happy.
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Dentists who fail to be upfront with patients about their treatment options could face disciplinary action.
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Stark evidence that high medical payments do not buy high-quality patient care is presented in a new study.
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Patients aren't the only ones harmed by medical errors, according to a survey released Wednesday that found many doctors who make mistakes &#151; and even those who come close &#151; suffer stress, sleep problems and loss of confidence.
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There are many other treatment options for people with arthritis, and physicians are considering them patient by patient. Washington -- Physicians are pulling out their risk-versus-benefit calculators once
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An effort to ease tensions over the use of morphine-based painkillers has backfired -- leaving many doctors and patients more fearful than before that they could be arrested for practicing what they consider good medicine.
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Better health care and fraud protection may sound good, but are they worth the potential privacy trade-offs?
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Three amendments on malpractice suits and patient safety passed, but doctors and lawyers remain at odds. By LISA GREENE, Times Staff Writer.