by Admin | Jun 27, 2014 | Blog, News
According to a new performance analysis conducted by the Commonwealth Fund, the US health care system consistently underperforms, despite being the most expensive in the world. In comparison with 10 other nations, the US ranks last, as it has done in previous...
by Admin | Mar 29, 2013 | Blog, News
Thousands of patients die each year as a result of diagnostic errors, communication errors, and other medical errors. Despite over a decade of research, improvement, and effort, wide-scale reductions in patient harm have been modest. However, the Agency for Healthcare...
by Admin | Mar 18, 2013 | Blog, Hospital Malpractice, News
Last week, a House subcommittee approved two bills that will drastically change the inner workings of medical malpractice lawsuits, according to the Miami Herald. With short notice given for these bills, HB 827 and HB 869, it seems that the committee is very...
by Admin | Mar 6, 2013 | Blog, News
Although Florida Governor Rick Scott launched his political career with opposition to the federal health-care reform law, Scott recently announced that he would expand the state’s Medicaid program to cover about 1 million more poor people. According to Reuters,...
by Admin | Feb 13, 2013 | Blog, News
As part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2013, the nation’s hospitals are taking cuts and absorbing the costs of the Affordable Care Act. New Medicaid rates that took effect on January 1 will reduce the amount of federal money hospitals receive for treating...
by Admin | Jan 16, 2013 | Blog, News
Arbitration agreements, which require patients to give up their rights to a jury trial if their treatment goes awry, are gaining popularity among doctors in Florida. People who are in favor of the agreements argue that these legal contracts cut down on medical...
