Ambulatory care is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the health care industry. It is also the most expensive—by a ...

Minnetonka-based health insurer did not admit findings or violations of law alleged in a report on patient grievances and ...

The question of how to care for incarcerated patients in hospitals is an urgent one. We can’t afford to get it wrong.

The abrupt closure of a federal acute inpatient care unit treating veterans with substance use disorders and detoxification ...

Knutson had already filed one complaint with state regulators about what she perceived as deplorable conditions at the ...

Watching a patient suffer feels like a dereliction of duty to many health care workers. But as long as they are appropriately respecting the patient’s right to decide – or a parent’s, in the case of a ...

and follow-up costs), with 70% of first-year stroke costs attributed to acute inpatient hospital care 1; therefore, fewer financial resources appear to be dedicated to providing optimal care during ...

The ruling noted he had more than 50 consultations with the patient over more than five years, and that he had "provided a range of care" including for numerous physical conditions and routine ...

This allowed them to center the patient and expedite their care. I also couldn’t help but notice that at the private hospital, the patients around me seemed different. Many appeared to be white-collar ...

When BLS providers then end up on calls as the first unit on scene or the primary care provider for the call, skills in assessment may be a little rusty. Performing a quality patient assessment is ...

A CARE worker in Port Glasgow told a vulnerable resident they ... “You responded to that request in an uncaring way. Your response had the potential to cause AA some emotional harm. "It had the ...