The ruling may spark other states to only allow fact-based measures of tort reform Medical malpractice lawsuits have long been the political scapegoat for the exorbitant cost of U.S. healthcare. Although facts have never supported claims that malpractice...
Month: March 2014
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Psoriasis Study Reveals Doctors’ Common Ignorance Of Guidelines
The successful practice of medicine involves a great deal of skill, insight and intelligence, but it also requires doctors to remain current with industry knowledge.A new dermatological study evidences the large divide that may exist between physicians that evolve to...
Journal: Some Hospitals Fall Short On Basic Infection Prevention
Healthcare-associated infections kill 100,000 each year in the U.S., often because basic safety guidelines are not followed. That is what makes a medical study recently published in the American Journal of Infection Control so disconcerting. Approximately one in five...