HHS has ruled all payments made under state liability laws in response to medical malpractice claims — a written claim or demand for payment — are required to be reported to the National Practitioner ...

August 17, 2011 (UPDATED August 23, 2011) — The risk of facing a malpractice claim in any given year ranges from 2.6% for psychiatrists to 19.1% for neurosurgeons, but over a medical lifetime, most ...

Strokes are among the most commonly misdiagnosed medical conditions in the United States. Even when properly diagnosed, stroke patients face a variety of other risks related to medical oversights and ...

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This is the last article in series that focuses on your rights as a patient—both inside the hospital and out. Previously, I wrote about the Patient’s Bill of Rights, informed consent, medical sherpas, ...