Valleywide Legal Blog
The Medicare Advantage Trap
More and more eligible Americans are signing up for Medicare Advantage plans. And why not? Celebrity spokespeople promise low to no premiums and benefits not available under traditional Medicare. It sounds almost too good to be true. “Get the benefits … Read More
Maybe, Just Maybe, Science Will Save Us From The Superbugs
Superbugs! That is the name given to antibiotic resistant bacteria. Because of our indiscriminate use of antibiotics, more and more bacteria are developing resistance to them and posing an ever greater threat that we will be forced back to the … Read More
The Impaired Physician
Doctors are only human. They are prey to the same frailties that plague the rest of us. Like the rest of us, some of them become addicted to alcohol or use narcotics or other substances that can affect their judgment … Read More
Posted in Arizona Medical Board, disclosure of medical mistakes, Doctors, health, Hospitals, medical errors, medical ethics, Medical Malpractice, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence, Nurses, Secrecy | Medical Tourism – Almost Always A Bad Idea
As you can probably guess, medical tourism is the name given to the practice of going to a foreign country for medical treatment, usually because it is cheaper there. One of the most common treatments sought by medical tourists is … Read More
Posted in antibiotic resistant bacteria, blood infections, Doctors, Health Care Costs, Medical Costs, Medical Devices, medical errors, meningitis, Pharmacies, Plastic Surgery, science news | Doctors Who Steal
I have been writing lately about medical ethics, which are sometimes more ignored than followed. The following are instances of doctors being greedy and trying to steal from insurance companies or from Medicare and Medicaid. It doesn’t matter who you … Read More
The Private Equity Investor Will See You Now, But Only For A Few Moments
On the whole, capitalism has been good for the United States. Lately, however, the rise of private equity companies and their incessant search for centers of profitability has put the medical profession under great strain and our health at risk. … Read More
Universal Health Care, Please
The United States is the only major developed nation in the world not to have universal health care. We are the richest nation in the world. Other nations can afford it and so can we. It is not only a … Read More
Posted in Doctors, drug companies, Fee for Service, General Health, health, Health Care Costs, Health Insurers, healthy living, Hospitals, Medical Costs, Medicare, Type 2 Diabetes | Those Entrusted With Patient Care Need to Put Patients First
Over the past few years there have been an increasing number of stories about doctors who sexually abuse their patients. Almost all are serial abusers. They don’t just abuse one patient; they abuse multiple patients over the years until they … Read More
Hospital Secrecy Hurts Us All
Hospitals are complex business and healthcare organizations. In large hospitals in metropolitan areas, there are teams of healthcare providers working around the clock and communicating with each other through the patient’s medical chart. The wonder is not that errors in … Read More
Posted in disclosure of medical mistakes, Doctors, electronic medical records, Fee for Service, Health Care Costs, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, Lawsuits, medical charts, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical mistakes, never events, Nurses, Secrecy | When Hospitals Choose Your Doctor For You
I have often written about the importance of doing some homework when choosing a new doctor. There are a lot of resources out there and it is foolish not to take advantage of them. A poorly-qualified doctor, or one who … Read More
Posted in Doctors, Fee for Service, Hospitals, Informed Consent, Lawsuits, medical errors, medical ethics, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice claims, medical mistakes, Secrecy |