No one would blame a hospital for seeking payment for its services. But perhaps it’s best to wait for patients to be discharged before serving them with papers.
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Despite the many steps forward New Orleans has taken after the devastating hurricane and related flooding, residents’ access to health care services is spotty at best.
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Whether or not you need knee surgery may depend on if your surgeon has an ownership stake in the local surgical center.
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A new study from the American Medical Association looked into which doctors — by gender, age, specialty, etc. — are most likely to get sued or have other liability claims against them.
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“Evidence-based” and “cost-effective” are generally considered to be positive attributes in health care — unless you’re talking to patients.
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He always gets the right diagnosis (eventually) but how much would a trip to TV’s House actually cost in real life?
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Seems there’s reason to hope hiring will pick up at hospitals and medical practices this year.
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Some hospitals are finding that adopting a manufacturer’s approach to streamlining can benefit both patients and the bottom line.
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The feds have finally published the rules providers will have to meet if they want to get incentive payments for adopting electronic health records.
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Patients hate the sometimes interminable wait to see the doctor. And now they’re looking for ways to punish tardy docs. It sounds fair — but is it really?
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