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10 Nov 2010, 9:08 am
According to the American Pregnancy Association, first-time mothers, women carrying multiple babies, teenage mothers, and women who have high blood pressure prior to pregnancy are most at risk. [read post]
26 Oct 2006, 7:23 am
In 1999, the American Academy of Pediatrics reversed its support of routine infant circumcision, citing questionable benefits and medical and anecdotal evidence that circumcised men have less penile sensitivity. [read post]
20 Nov 2013, 7:43 am
“It’s not just about body weight, but whether excess body weight is associated with medical conditions,” said Dr. [read post]
26 May 2010, 2:38 pm
The American Medical Association (AMA) Code of Ethics Opinion 2.067 clearly defines torture in accordance with international standards and states: Physicians must oppose and must not participate in torture for any reason. [read post]
28 Mar 2023, 1:00 am
Respond Promptly When Claims Are DeniedAccording to the American Health Information Management Association, the initial claim denial rate in the healthcare industry is about 20 percent—and more than half of those claims are never reworked or resubmitted, even though most are recoverable.Once a claim is denied, you may have a very short window to appeal under the terms of the payer contract. [read post]
14 Sep 2009, 3:16 pm
Citing the fact that 98,000 people are killed every year by preventable medical err, the president of the American Association for Justice believes that this bargaining tactic will greatly harm victims of medical malpractice. [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 5:38 am
From the American Association for Justice press release. [read post]
25 May 2020, 9:01 pm
Austin Sarat is Associate Provost, Associate Dean of the Faculty and William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College. [read post]
30 Nov 2015, 8:17 am
The American College of Physicians (ACP) recently released an informative policy position paper that assesses how “concierge” and similar direct pay health care arrangements between doctors and patients impact patient care. [read post]
12 Apr 2010, 4:35 am
The frequency and prevalence of medical malpractice and medical errors, especially those medical errors leading to serious injury or even death, are significant factors when choosing a hospital. [read post]
10 Jun 2012, 5:59 am
Two articles reported on a groundbreaking study from the Journal of the American Medical Association that has proved the use of restrains to be unnecessary in nursing homes. [read post]
4 Sep 2018, 12:25 pm
The Pew Charitable Trusts, American Medical Association (AMA), and MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare recently released a report on “best practices and model test cases to guide rigorous safety assessments of EHRs. [read post]
8 Jan 2012, 4:00 am
A new article in the Journal of the American Medical Association discusses the latest advances in understanding how these deaths occur and why. [read post]
19 Feb 2011, 2:18 pm
The American Bar Association Journal reported this week on a tragic nursing home death. [read post]
30 Jun 2008, 2:58 pm
According to a new study released from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 3 Americans age 65 and older fall. [read post]
2 Jul 2015, 11:50 am
” A heart attack occurs when a blocked artery prevents blood from reaching heart muscle. [read post]
3 Aug 2012, 5:20 am
by Holly Hayes The American Journal of Mediation Fifth Edition focuses on mediation in healthcare. [read post]
12 May 2017, 6:20 pm
Author of a multitude of highly-regarded works and training programs on HIPAA and other data security, privacy and use published by BNA, the ABA and other premier legal industry publishers In addition to representing and advising these organizations, she also speaks extensively and conducts training on health care and other privacy and data security and many other matters Privacy & The Pandemic for the Association of State & Territorial Health Plans, as well as HIPAA, FACTA, PCI,… [read post]
17 Feb 2018, 2:03 pm
Plaintiffs include a military veteran who uses cannabis for post-traumatic stress disorder, a former pro football player with a business that sells hemp-based products, representatives for two young children, each of whom suffer from severe medical issues, and Cannabis Cultural Association, a non-profit organization meant to help minorities benefit from the cannabis industry, according to an article from Associated Press. [read post]
31 Jan 2012, 12:33 pm
According to the American Academy of Neurology, the American Medical Association encouraged physicians in 2008 to ask patients about family violence histories on a regular basis because such information is crucial to effective diagnosis and care. [read post]
