Archive for the 'Patient Safety' Category

Aug 11 2009

While the Debate Rages On

When we’re talking about millions of people without health insurance, that’s simply too many lives in the balance, no matter what percentage they may represent…In the overall, providing them with the best care possible, regardless of their insurance status, is one of the very best ways to solve the healthcare crisis and avoid medical malpractice suits at the same time.

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Jul 16 2009

Risk Reduction: Opioid Overdose

If a death can be even remotely connected to the prescription of narcotics, it’s a sure bet that the ambulance chasers will be circling overhead.

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Jul 14 2009

Medical Malpractice Lottery Extracts a High Toll On Everyone

A physician is not a pinata, to be poked and swiped at in hopes of recieving free treats.

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Apr 20 2009

MDs Struggle To Return From Retirement

Recent economic woes have had an unanticipated effect on healthcare. Doctors who took large losses when the stock market stumbled have found themselves having to rethink their retirement plans, and some of them are hoping to return to their role as healthcare providers. That may not be as easy as they originally thought. The obvious [...]

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Mar 18 2009

In-Office Surgery May Lower Exposure to Risk

Published by Presidio Insurance under Patient Safety

Something seems to have changed in the Anesthesia world.  Back in the day, coming out of general anesthesia was sometimes slow-going, taking hours.  Once the patient was fully awake, though, the worst of it was over.  Pain management could be handled and changed directly and quickly.  From reports about, that’s no longer the case for [...]

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