Hospital Infections – Leaving Worse Than You Came
Most patients admitted into the hospital have a weakened immune system, putting them at increased risk for nosocomial or hospital infections. More than two million patients develop hospital-acquired infections each year, which accounts for about 5% of the hospitalized population. With the increase in invasive procedures this statistic jumps up to 8% of all patients who are hospitalized. Approximately 90,000 of these patients will die from the infection they receive while in the hospital.
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Officials Delay Red Flag Rules Until December 31, 2010
The Red Flag Rules were intended to be applied starting June 1, 2010 but members of Congress made a decision in a press release issued on May 28th, 2010 to have the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announce that it would postpone enforcement of the Red Flag Rules until December 31, 2010. The target of the rules are to protect consumers from identify theft by requiring businesses to show they can protect sensitive financial and personal data. Under this definition, the FTC considers most physician practices to be creditors and therefore expects them to implement the necessary procedures and processes to comply with the Red Flag Rules regardless of when they are implemented.
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Incorrect Procedure Surgery
While wrong site surgery can be a serious surgical problem, incorrect procedures are also a major problem for patients. As surgery requires a great bond of trust between the patient undergoing life-endangering procedures and surgeons specially trained in their particular fields, when a surgeon performs the wrong procedure on the right location, the result can be catastrophically damaging. Beyond just the physical scars, patients can become unsure that their healthcare providers can be trusted, leading to psychological problems in future treatments.
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Clinical Negligence Law
Clinical Negligence is an increasingly perturbing problem in hospitals and medical centres around the world. It happens due to medical ineffectiveness and lack of seriousness on the part of medical professionals. The problem of clinical negligence cannot be underscored, as incorrect diagnosis and treatments can lead to serious consequences for patients.
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The Different Kinds of Clinical Negligence
The reason why modern society is much better than that of our ancestors is because of the highly improved system of law, which has been developed with the progress in human civilisation. The system of law enforced in the United Kingdom has been developed after centuries of experimenting, and developing to create an ideal system of law for the protection of every citizen of the country.
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Medical Negligence
We expect doctors and nurses to provide us with excellent care, and facilitate us well during our medical procedures. In most of the cases, things happen as expected; however, at times, things can go wrong too. If you or anyone from your family has suffered due to medical negligence, you have all the rights to demand an explanation from the doctors, and medical staff.
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