The One That Got Away – Patients Often Exit Surgery With “Retained Surgical Items”
As patients, we rely on our health care professionals for our safety and well-being, no more so than when we have to undergo a surgical procedure. Yet, according to a...
Eye Opening Report on Hospital and Physician Medicare Fraud
Health care dollars that could be spent on finding ways to reduce medical malpractice and improve patient safety appears to be falling victim to healthcare fraud and abuse. A recent...
South Bend Nursing Homes Under Scrutiny for Abuse and Neglect
Indiana nursing homes have for some time now been recognized as the worst in the nation. For example, in 2009 the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that Indiana had the...
Indiana Nursing Home Resident dies after attack at Nursing Home.
It was reported this week that a 77-year old Indiana resident of the South Shore Health and Rehabilitation Facility died after an attack by another resident. Diane Parkinson died on...
Indiana Lawmakers Take Action Against Nursing Homes’ Risky 911 Policy
Indiana state senator Patricia Miller has proposed legislation that would require nursing homes to call the nearest medical emergency team to respond in urgent situations. The proposed legislation, Indiana Senate...
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?”....