Benefits of Electronic Health Records Clear to British Physicians
In my August 1, 2008 post, I spoke about the benefits of a national health registry, and questioned why it had not been implemented in the United States. I also touched on an additional concern: how the passing of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) had resulted in making it more difficult [...]
Medical Malpractice in Action
An all to frequent scenario was played out in New York’s Appellate Division, Fourth Department earlier this month, in the case of Bell v. Agarwal, 2008 NY Slip Op 07349 (4th Dept. 2008). A surgeon peforming abdominal surgery on Ms. Bell, the plaintiff, left a surgical sponge behind, inside the plaintiff, before closing her up [...]
Death Be Not Proud, But Could You Please Be Permanent?
Enough British dead people have come back to life to warrant the UK’s Academy of Royal Medical Colleges to issue new guidelines on diagnosing death, according to today’s BBC NEWS. According to the BBC’s report, patients who had been exposed to extreme cold were presumed dead, but came alive once their core body temperature rose. [...]