Texas Chiropractor Failed To Obtain Informed Consent
December 3, 2012
On November 30, 2012, the Supreme Court of Texas (“Supreme Court”) stated in its written opinion that health care must be based on a patient’s informed consent and that a health care provider may be liable for failing to disclose to a patient the risks inherent in proposed treatment[...]
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Is This The Largest Case Of Medicare Fraud Ever?
December 2, 2012
A Denver, Colorado-based company called DaVita Inc. (“DaVita”) is a $7 billion company and one of the largest dialysis companies in the United States, with about 2,000 dialysis centers located throughout the United States. DaVita recently moved into its own office tower in Denver that r[...]
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GAO Report On Medicare Fraud
December 1, 2012
On November 28, 2012, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) filed a report with the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Health Subcommittee regarding Medicare fraud in the United States. The GAO reported that 37% of all successful Medicare fraud prosecut[...]
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Bed Rails: Safe And Effective Or Dangerous And Deadly?
November 29, 2012
Hospitals and nursing homes often use bed rails on patient/resident beds in an effort to prevent falls from bed and to remind patients to call for assistance when they need to get out of bed. Bed rails are often constructed from metal and may be used on one or both sides of the bed, and may be[...]
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Health Trends Statistics For The United States (2011)
November 23, 2012
During the past 22 years ending in 2011, there was a 21.2% improvement in overall health in the United States. The most improvements were seen in the reduction of infant mortality, infectious disease, prevalence of smoking, cardiovascular deaths, and violent crime. Despite these improvements, the[...]
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