Hippocratic Oath- Does Your Doctor Know It?
A guide to the Hippocratic Oath
By Dr Daniel Sokol
Medical ethicist
Hippocrates: the father of modern medicine?
When I asked my medical students to name famous doctors in the history of medicine, their first answer was Harold Shipman, the GP who murdered hundreds of patients.
I nearly swallowed my tongue.
Their second answer was House, [...]
Surgical Errors Now Topping $1.5 Billion
Surgical errors are of the most costly nature. While the $1.5 billion figure is an astounding one and has a great effect on the medical industry, it is nothing compared to the impact of surgical errors on the patients themselves. And the bottom line is that the number can and should be reduced.
According to the [...]
Surgeon sued for giving anesthetized patient temporary tattoo
Surgeon sued for giving anesthetized patient temporary tattoo
In a lawsuit filed yesterday, a Camden County woman accused her orthopedic surgeon of “rubbing a temporary tattoo of a red rose” on her belly while she was under anesthesia.
The patient discovered the tattoo below the panty line the next morning, when her husband was helping her get [...]
AMA issues first report card on health insurers
What insurance company do you have? UnitedHealthcare had the lowest rate of contract compliance, according to the AMA report. About 62 percent of medical services billed were paid by UnitedHealthcare at the contracted rate, compared with 71 percent for Aetna and 98 percent for Medicare.
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AMA issues first report card on health insurers
By CARLA K. JOHNSON, [...]
Physicians and Hospitals Being Audited
Audits sting hospitals, physicians
By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press WriterSat Mar 1, 8:07 AM ET
In coming weeks, private audit companies will begin scouring mountains of medical records. Their mission: Determine if health care providers erred when billing Medicare and require them to return any overpayments to the federal government. The auditors will keep a tidy [...]
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