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Arizona Hospitals Busted by Medicare for Patient Safety Lapses.
I am not the only one who believes that there are patient safety problems at Arizona hospitals. Medicare has announced that it is penalizing 15 Arizona hospitals for high rates of infection and patient safety issues. The Arizona 15 are … Read More
Posted in General Health, health, Health Care Costs, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, Infection, Medical Costs, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical mistakes, Medicare, Sepsis | Incidence of Malpractice in Long-Term-Care Hospitals.
Unbiased information about medical malpractice is often hard to come by. As I have discussed from time to time, there is a veil of secrecy that surrounds malpractice events and claims. Doctors and hospitals don’t want to admit they make … Read More
Posted in disclosure of medical mistakes, Doctors, health, Health Care Costs, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, Medical Costs, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence, Medicare, Medication Errors, Nurses, Secrecy | Drug Costs Continue To Soar.
I have often written about the fact that drug prices in the United States are a disgrace. See here and here. We pay more for the same drugs than anyone else in the world. A recent article in the New … Read More
Never Underestimate The Corrosive Effect Of Money
When I look back on past blog posts, I am surprised at the number of times money is involved in whatever bad thing I am writing about. Doctors, people to whom we entrust our lives and those of our family, … Read More
Posted in Defensive Medicine, Doctors, drug companies, Fee for Service, Fraud, Health Care Costs, Medical Costs, medical ethics, Medical Malpractice, Medicare, Secrecy, tort reform | Generic Drug Price Fixing.
“Generic” is the name given to drugs that are not protected by patents. Anyone can make a generic drug. Because they are not protected by patents, it is anticipated that competition will drive down the prices of generic drugs to … Read More
Hospital Consolidation Is Driving Up Health Care Costs.
Last week I wrote about hospitals not knowing exactly what their costs were for various procedures. Without that information, they cannot make informed decisions about pricing. Without informed decisions about pricing, there can be no price competition. There also can … Read More
The Hospital You Choose Makes a Difference.
Just a few days ago I wrote a post about hospital malpractice. Today comes news of a viral outbreak at a New Jersey pediatric center that has already killed six children and sickened many more. The facility is not a … Read More
I’ll Take Lobbying for $2 Billion, Alex.
The answer is, “They spent $2.3 billion on lobbying over the last 20 years.” If you answered, “What is the pharmaceutical lobby?,” you won. Actually, you didn’t win. You lost because all that drug money flowing into Washington did exactly … Read More
Finding the Right Hospital
Hospitals vary greatly in terms of the quality of their care. In some hospitals infection rates are low and few patients need to be readmitted after discharge. Exactly the opposite is true for some other hospitals. You do not want … Read More
Some Thoughts Before Surgery.
Surgery is scary. Lots of things can go wrong. No one can guarantee a good surgical outcome. Even the best surgeon operating in the best hospital may end up with a bad outcome. If your surgery is of the emergency … Read More
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