Our new Ratings find that some are riskier than others Hospitals should be places you go to get better, but too often the opposite happens. Infections, surgical mistakes, and other medical harm contribute to the deaths of 180,000 hospital patients a year, according to...
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Month: July 2012
“Daughter Questions Nursing Home Death”
Report shows no ambulance called; no CPR performed. Daughter questions nursing home death: woodtv.com WAYLAND, Mich. (WOOD) - A daughter's grief over her mother's death is prompting an investigation into Laurels of Sandy Creek Nursing Home in Wayland. Doris Robbins,...
The Truth About “Defensive Medicine”
Defensive medicine is the idea that doctors order unnecessary tests and medical procedures as a means to avoid medical negligence lawsuits. While proponents of tort reform argue that defensive medicine drives up the cost of health care, government researchers question...
Michigan Midwife Bill Calls for New Rules for Those who Deliver Outside Hospitals
By: Cami McEvers Five months ago, state Sen. Gretchen Whitmer stood side-by-side with a DeWitt couple whose baby died following a midwife-assisted birth and vowed to draft legislation to prevent it from happening again. On Wednesday, the East Lansing...
Bills Would Make it Tougher to File Malpractice Lawsuits
By: Cami McEvers High 5 Sports – Prep sports coverage from FOX 5 Atlanta Senate Bill 1116:Raise the Medical Palpractice Burden of Proof It’s called the “Put Patients First Reform Package,” but many patients say the legislation would...
