Four Truths About The U.S. Medical Malpractice System
March 19, 2013
In prior blogs we have discussed myths regarding the medical malpractice system in the United States. Today, we blog about truths regarding the U.S. medical malpractice system. Truth One: Medical Malpractice Cases Take A Long Time To Resolve The average amount of time between when medical malpr[...]
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How Healthy Is The U.S. Compared To Other Countries?
March 12, 2013
In 2000, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) ranked the U.S. health care system as 37th in the world. In 2012, WHO ranked the U.S. 29th of the 193 reporting nations for life expectancy (life expectancy is defined as the number of years that a newborn can expect to live). Life expectan[...]
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The Overall Health Of The U.S. Population In 2012
March 10, 2013
Of the four major factors that influence the public’s health in the United States, behavioral factors contribute 40%, genetics contribute 30%, social circumstances contribute 15%, medical care contributes 10%, and environmental conditions contribute 5%. It is a sad fact that today’s yout[...]
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Health Rankings Of U.S. States For 2012
March 6, 2013
A publication entitled America’s Health Rankings is the joint effort of the United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association, and the Partnership for Prevention, and is funded entirely by the United Health Foundation. As reported in the 2012 edition of America’s Hea[...]
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Maryland Physicians Support Group Settles ADA Claim
February 27, 2013
A large Maryland physicians support group that employs over 1,000 non-physician staff who coordinate and support the clinical activities of the University of Maryland School of Medicine has agreed to pay $92,500 in settlement of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) claim of its former employe[...]
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Nursing Home Claims Characteristics
February 8, 2013
The results of a study reported in 2011 regarding nursing home claims made against nursing homes operated by the five largest nursing home chains in the United States (for the period from 2000 through 2006 for one of the nursing home chains, the period from 2000 through 2005 for a second chain of [...]
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3 Simple Ways To Prevent Getting And Spreading The Flu
January 28, 2013
“The flu” that people usually refer to is influenza, which is a serious disease that may require hospitalization and sometimes results in death (about 90% of flu deaths in a regular flu season, which lasts from as early as October until as late as May, occur in people 65 and older). Fr[...]
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Fecal Transplants?
January 18, 2013
What is a fecal transplant? The definition of fecal: “relating to or composed of feces.” The definition of feces: “the matter that is discharged from the bowel during defecation; excrement.” So, what’s a “fecal transplant”? It’s a legitimate and effec[...]
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