It’s one of the easiest accidents to prevent: A driver running a stop sign. The driver on the perpendicular road stops, looks, sees the other car approaching, and then drives right in front of it because they know that the other driver has to stop. Unfortunately, that...
Ohio Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Patient in “Medical Records” Case
On March 23, 2016, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that any patient data kept by a health care provider, regardless of location, is a medical record that must be released to patients and families. Earlier in the year, we wrote about the dangers of letting medical...Healthcare-associated infections: How common are they?
A prestigious reputation is not a defense against hospital-acquired infections. This was evident last week, when the Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins and other prominent institutions received low ratings from Consumer Reports on the prevention of one of the worst types...