By Markian Hawryluk | Kaiser Health News Kristie Flowers had been sick with the flu for four or five days in July before the 52-year-old registered nurse from Genoa, Colo., acknowledged she needed to go to the ER. At Lincoln…
There have been several high-profile medical lawsuits that have captured the media and the public’s attention. From the case of Larry Nassar, convicted of sexually molesting female gymnasts, to a campus gynecologist accused of sexual misconduct at the University of…
Companies lost $4.7 million on average last year from cyberattacks, while more than one in 10 lost over $10 million, according to a new report from a collaboration of cyber and risk management firms. The latest survey by ESI…
Now that it’s upending the way you play music, cook, shop, hear the news and check the weather, the friendly voice emanating from your Amazon Alexa-enabled smart speaker is poised to wriggle its way into all things health care. Amazon…
Some internet browser extensions are spying on every click and selling that data, including corporate secrets, according to a Washington Post investigation. As many as 4 million people were leaking personal and corporate data through Chrome and Firefox, and researchers…
The medical malpractice system in the U.S. is doing little to improve the quality of health care, according to new research. Published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the research focused on concerns that doctors with poor malpractice liability…
The insurance markets may be hardening, making it more difficult and expensive for buyers to obtain coverage. It “seems like the cycles are all hitting across the board,” Stephanie Fisher, director of risk management and insurance at Quanta Services, told…
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…
