Claims involving routine medical procedures - scopes, injections, punctures, biopsies, insertion of tubes, or imaging - resulted in $215 million in incurred losses, according to an analysis of 1,497 cases.
Incidents of violence are not uncommon, particularly in healthcare.
For those of you who have not followed what is going on in the battles over spine and pain cases reimbursement, there is much to learn that could benefit all.
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has issued "Guidelines for safety in the gastrointestinal endoscopy unit."
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is most common in the southeastern United States despite its name. It presents with headache, fever, myalgias, and a vasculitic rash that may involve the palms and soles.
Compared to cancer patients who were never married, divorced, widowed, or separated, married patients are significantly more likely to present at an earlier stage, undergo therapy with definitive or curative intent, and live longer among each of the 10 most common cancers killers in the United States.