Patient: I was beaten for leaving hospital
September 3, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
If this story is true, one hospital needs to undertake some serious retraining of its security staff.
September 3, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
Hospital sues patient for $350k — while she’s still in the hospital
August 31, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
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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No, you can’t look up your ex’s medical records
August 31, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
Seems like Iowa hospitals are facing an epidemic of nosiness — and HIPAA violations.
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‘They had to remove what from where?’
August 24, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
Every health care professional has a go-to story when someone asks about the strangest thing they’ve seen in their work. Can your story top these?
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On-site, professional interpreters make ERs safer, more effective
August 20, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
Making it easier for non-English speakers to communicate has benefits for everyone in the Emergency department.
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Which docs gets sued most often — and what’s the real cost?
August 17, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
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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Third-party vendor leaves thousands of patient records at city dump
August 12, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
Four hospitals are investigating after it was discovered a billing vendor was dumping thousands of unshredded patient records at a local dump.
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The case of the unread ECHOs: Lessons for docs and patients
August 11, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
The recent disclosure that more than 7,000 ECHOs were never read by a physician has folks up in arms — but not for the reason you’d probably expect.
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Nurses posted dying patient’s graphic photo on Facebook
August 10, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
Note to emergency room personnel: Refrain from taking grisly photos of dying patients and posting them online.
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Tipping the scales in the maternity ward
August 5, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
The rise in obesity is creating additional complications for one branch of medicine in particular.
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