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When we are ill or hurt and seeking quality care, we expect the best health care services from our doctor or hospital. Even the most basic care practices are part of a protocol of any facility. Proper hand washing, patient identification and verification of medicines and procedures are fundamental essentials on which the rest…

Cameras are always rolling in Hollywood, and recently they captured real-life drama between two motorists. In early June, a road rage incident was filmed by an onlooker using a smartphone. The dispute began when one of the drivers made a lane change along the 101 Freeway, which angered a fellow driver. Both cars then…

Reliable information about the quality of care that hospitals provide to patients should be available to the public. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality discovered inconsistencies in hospital scores from national hospital rating systems. This makes it difficult for the average person to assess the safety of a…

Living in a country that is known for its wealth, advanced technology, and some of the best healthcare in the free world, U.S. citizens do not typically worry that they may not survive a hospital stay. A new study offers some conflicting information that alerts hospital patients to an unknown risk. According to a…

Individuals expect a certain standard of care without complications from medical error when they have to go into the hospital for an elective procedure or for emergency care. Unfortunately many individuals become seriously ill or even fatally injured as a result of. The severity of nationwide substandard hospital care spurred a federally driven effort…