Houston Methodist charges almost double for a surgery than the cost at a nearby academic hospital
Regardless of cost to patients, the standard of care is the same
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Hospitals
Why hospitals keep physicians and providers with lots of bad outcomes
Two factors may incentivize retention over patient safety
Hospitalized patients are particularly at risk during this time period
Doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and nurses all need good hand-off communications
Patient dies from nursing home fall despite documented high risk
Physician and nursing care should be patient-led rather than clicking boxes on a screen
Painter Law Firm secures $1,700,000 settlement in bariatric weight loss surgery medical malpractice claim
It took six months from hiring the firm to final settlement
Complications that pay out up to $10 million in bariatric weight loss surgeries
Death is the number 1 bariatric complication leading to a medical malpractice claim
Neurosurgeons face class action lawsuit alleging unnecessary spine surgeries
Liability for unneeded surgeries can be broad
Patient reassessment is a key physician and nursing responsibility
Establishing a baseline and looking for changes is a part of good health care
Who's responsible for the negligence of temporary or travel nurses?
Nurse managers and hospitals still have oversight responsibilities
Without assessment and prevention, it doesn't take long for a hospitalized patient to get a pressure wound
HCA Houston Healthcare West Hospital hit with Medicare citation for inadequate registered nursing supervision of wound care