Technology is incredibly useful. You probably use it throughout your day in many different ways. You may even notice it being used more often in hospitals. In some aspects hospitals in Indiana may use it operating rooms. However, the use during an operation may be...
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Hospital Negligence
Does Your Health Insurance Status Affect Quality of Care?
If you do not have health insurance in Indiana, then you may feel like it is difficult to get quality health care. This is likely not just your imagination. According to the National Institutes of Health, discrimination based on insurance happens. You may even have it...
Few Consequences for Doctors Who Surrender Medical Licenses
If a doctor in Indiana has his or her license taken away as a result of a court case or some other disciplinary action, it should prevent the doctor from practicing medicine ever again. One might think the same would hold true if the doctor voluntarily surrenders his...
How Can You Learn Your Doctor’s Professional History?
When you visit a medical clinic in Indiana, your doctor asks for your medical history, which is appropriate as it helps him or her to assess your health. However, what do you know about your doctor's history of practicing medicine? After all, you are putting your life...
You Didn’t Go to the Hospital to Get Sepsis, but It Happened
A lengthy stay in a hospital puts you at risk for contracting serious and even deadly infections. It may seem counterintuitive, but it can happen. As a matter of fact, it happens so often that there is a name for it: healthcare-acquired infection. You may be one of...
How to Avoid ER Mistakes
An Indiana emergency room is a fast-paced and busy environment. Because many cases of medical negligence occur due to human error, it is only natural that the ER is the perfect setting for such mistakes. While medical providers hold the ultimate responsibility to...
What Are Some Common Hospital Negligence Issues?
During a visit to an Indiana hospital, you probably think that you will be taken care of and whatever ails you will be made better. The last thing you may think about is something going wrong due to hospital negligence. However, this happens more often than you may...
What Is the Cause of Medical Misdiagnosis?
Medical misdiagnosis is an issue that often goes ignored in the United States. Trusted health care professionals are thought to be error proof, and help us by eradicating disease and saving lives. Physicians are, however, human, and therefore, make mistakes just like...
Study Finds Miscommunication a Problem in Hospitals
Keeping the lines of communication open is important in every work environment. Serious mistakes can occur when co-workers are not on the same page. And sometimes, these mistakes can cost a business time and money. But when a staff member in a hospital fails to...
You Can Take Proactive Steps Prior to Undergoing Surgery
If you or a loved one is experiencing a health issue, it is, of course, imperative that you seek the diagnosis of a medical professional. If your doctor tells you that surgery is the best way to address your condition, then you have a couple of very important...