Patient Protection Laws Don&#39;t Favor Providers
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Contrary to what critics contend, patients&#39; bill of rights laws don&#39;t favor health-care providers, says a Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center study in the current issue of the American Journal of Medicine.
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By ANNE SAILE If you&#39;re following the health care policy debate, yo. bly got a sore neck. Some say we&#39;re living in the best of times.
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Nearly one in five children's hospitals are not providing round-the-clock, life-support cover.
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(WebMD) New data show that patients get vastly different levels of care at the nation&#39;s teaching hospitals and that top institutions offering more intensive and expensive health care often don&#39;t achieve better results.
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Most doctors are afraid to take responsibility for medical errors, but studies have shown that physiciansâ apologies may protect against litigation.
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Far from the expected deluge, relatively few patients with cancer and other serious illnesses have applied for generous early Medicare prescription drug coverage.
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A trio of ugly situations mean hard times for healthcare organizations too lazy or sloppy to get right with HIPAA requirements. Columnist Jon Espenschied has a secret for making sure you're not next.
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When it comes to open enrollment, don't be like me.
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Doctors and lawyers who represent victims aren&#39;t going to declare peace just because voters put a few things in the state&#39;s constitution.
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Many doctors believe they have the right not to tell patients about treatments that they object to on moral or religious grounds and to refuse to refer patients elsewhere for the care, according to the first study to examine physicians' views on such situations.
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even at some of the most reputable hospitals in the nation -- does not necessarily translate into longer life or better health and may in fact leave patients
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Relatively few people appear to be taking advantage of a new state law that allows them to purchase up to 20 hypodermic syringes without a prescription
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Many of the Medicare recipients who would benefit most from using discount drug cards think they&#39;re too much trouble to be worthwhile.
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Rush Limbaugh&#39;s not one to keep much to himself, but he&#39;d prefer to keep his medical records private. Unfortunately for him, it looks like that&#39;s not an option.
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Cancer drug distributors are trying to charge storage and handling fees to the makers of the drugs, a move some consumer groups worry could undermine parts of the Medicare prescription benefit law meant to curb pricing abuses.
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Just because you can buy a pain reliever along with your morning coffee and doughnut at the local convenience store doesn&#39;t necessarily mean it&#39;s safe to pop the pills for weeks on end.
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Too many doctors write prescriptions while under the influence of drug companies. Aggressive prosecution of the worst cases could help mend doctor-patient trust.