In a medical emergency, you may have a surprisingly difficult time finding a bed in a hospital. This is because elective admissions — that is, patients whose hospital stays have been scheduled in advance — take priority over emergencies. Such a preference for elective admissions might be unexpected, as emergency patients are, by definition, emergencies.
Two Arizona hospitals' closures last summer left hundreds of patients unable to get their medical records. But a judge's order for temporary reactivation of the hospitals' record systems could be the answer. Creditors for Florence Hospital at Anthem and Gilbert Hospital bickered for months over the cost of temporarily reactivating the repossessed electronics-records system.
Washington state regulators plan to increase the fees doctors and physician assistants must pay to renew their license to practice, citing increased costs tied to discipline as the primary cause of double-digit hikes. The increases are among the first revisions to licensure fees for health care professionals in a phased approach that could affect the tens of thousands of health care workers in Spokane County.
An unpleasant experience I had many years ago on an airplane initially left me angry. But it has since come to shape my thoughts on race and how increased diversity in the medical profession could influence the way white Americans view black men like me.
When you see a physician, dentist or podiatrist, you likely don't expect that doctor to be listed on Megan's Law, the website that provides information on registered sex offenders in California. But the NBC4 I-Team found that several doctors in Southern California are registered sex offenders and finding the information on the state's medical board website isn't that easy.
Re-hospitalizations are a big driver in medicare costs. That’s why doctors and patients are searching for a more efficient way for patients to recuperate. American Senior Communities Believes the answer is their post acute care centers. Nursing facilities like Spring Mill Meadows serve a full spectrum of patients. Their new post acute care center treats patients coming out of a hospital and prepares them for the road ahead, in their own home.