By Phil Galewitz | Kaiser Health News The Medicaid expansion promoted by the Affordable Care Act was a boon for St. Mary’s Medical Center, the largest hospital in western Colorado. Since 2014, the number of uninsured patients it served dropped…
Overlapping surgery, where a surgeon has two procedures going at the same time, is generally safe according to new research. The new study reviewed 66,000 common surgeries, of which nearly 8,000 were overlapping, including joint replacement, coronary artery bypass graft…
The cost of management expenses and indemnity payments for medical malpractice claims is rising, but the number of claims dropped, according to a new study. The rate of medical professional liability claims declined 27% from 5.1 cases per 100 physicians…
