Hospitals recognize that numerous patients arrive seeking treatment for infections. This is why doctors and staff take careful precautions, including rigorous handwashing techniques, equipment sterilization and using protective gear. Despite these measures, sepsis – a...
When your gut tells you something isn’t right with your body, you might set an appointment with your doctor, trusting that their diagnosis will give you answers. Yet, what your doctor says and prescribes may not align with what you are feeling. It may even appear as...
Most hospitals are profit driven. Employees in large health care systems can face significant pressure to cut costs, increase revenue and improve the numbers that determine their access to Medicare/Medicaid funding and more. Now HCA Healthcare, the largest hospital...
Many first-time new mothers assume that once they’ve given birth and certainly once they’re released from the hospital, they no longer have to worry about any pregnancy-related medical complications. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Recent data from the Centers for...
Medical malpractice can be difficult to track. For one thing, not all cases even get reported. Some patients may be victimized by malpractice without even realizing it. They may just think that they got unlucky or even blame themselves when the doctor was actually...
If you suffered harm because your doctor made a mistake or perhaps failed to do the appropriate diagnostic testing to determine your medical condition until it was too late, it can make you feel a little better that they apologized for their negligence. However, if...
The first thing you do when you meet with your doctor is to sit down and describe the issues that you’re facing and why you came in for the visit. Even if it is just a routine physical, your doctor is probably going to ask you if there have been any health changes...
Medication errors can reduce the effectiveness of treatment or lead to preventable side effects for the patient. Patients can sometimes make mistakes when following prescription instructions from their physicians. However, a number of significant medication mistakes...
Some medical procedures require anesthesia to numb sensation or induce sleep. However, the administration of drugs to this effect must be done correctly. Otherwise, they might not work as intended, often with devastating consequences. There is practically no room for...
People who go to the emergency room for medical care are likely so sick or injured that they simply can’t use any other option. Even when they don’t think they’re that bad off, they may still feel the need to receive urgent medical care. Some people don’t understand...
