The Department of Health and Human Services' Office reported that nursing home abuse frequently goes unreported in the United States. Individuals 60 years or older are more vulnerable to being abused, neglected, or exploited. Commonly, this occurs in long-term nursing home ...
Read MoreIn late February, the New York Times revealed startling patterns of patient neglect at many of the nation’s long-term care facilities. Since that ...
View MoreA retirement home should be a safe place where seniors can live out their sunset years in comfort and peace. When, instead of support and care, a ...
View MoreA strong majority of nurses surveyed in a recent medical study have a clear prescription for improving patient safety, namely this: having the ability ...
View MoreMany patients rely on hospitals for treatments, care and emergency procedures. You do not expect to suffer further harm or complications after going ...
View MoreDoctors and hospital administrators in Missouri and nationally understandably have an obsession with getting things rights and avoiding errors, given ...
View MoreThe adage “too much is not a good thing” routinely plays out in many areas of life. The medical industry is certainly no exception. Take diagnostic ...
View MoreAs a recent commentary from a national news outlet notes, it shouldn’t be remotely surprising that, when it comes to the implementation of electronic ...
View MoreNina Pham says that she didn’t want to commence litigation against the parent company of the hospital that still employs her; rather, she says that ...
View MoreThe sad saga regarding contaminated endoscopes goes on. We last left off with this high-profile and nationally important health-related story in our ...
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