Profits Over Patients: Study Finds Quality Concerns at Largest For-Profit Nursing Homes
A recent study conducted by researchers at UC San Francisco concluded that consumers considering a nursing home should also ask ‘who owns this place’? The study found that among the...
Bedsores Top List of Reported Medical Errors in Indiana
On November 28, 2011 the Indiana Department of Health released the results for the 2010 Medical Errors Report, with the most common medical error being Stage 3 or Stage 4...
Study Reveals Medical Errors at Hospitals 10 Times Greater than Reported
When you enter the hospital for a health care concern, you are usually not focused on the question of ‘what else could go wrong with me while I am here?”....
Auburn Nursing Home Example of Indiana “Patient Dumping” Problem
As reported recently by the Indianapolis Star, The Wesley Healthcare nursing home in Auburn, Indiana was recently cited for sending a patient to the hospital and refusing to take the...
Government Report Finds Alarming Number of Preventable “Adverse Events” Affect Medicare Hospital Patients
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a report that finds that 1 in 7 Medicare patients suffered an “adverse event” while hospitalized. THE KEY FINDINGS INCLUDED...
New Research Confirms Patients Still Frequently Harmed By Hospital Errors That Could Have Been Prevented
In a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers reported that harm resulting from medical care was “common,” with approximately 1 in 5 patients harmed after...