Category: Medical Procedures
CT Scans: Radiation Level Hundreds Of Times Higher Than Dental X-Rays
A dental X-ray has an effective mrem radiation dose of 2, according to the American College of Radiology, while a CT spine scan has a dose of 600.
And high radiation doses is known to cause cancer.
That is why, according to today’s Informed Patient column in the Wall Street Journal, federal regulators, hospitals and some radiology [...]
Before ANY Surgery, Demand Risk Assessment
Any time you go into the hospital for any procedure there is a risk, and hospitals on the cutting edge of medicine, like Danbury Hospital in Connecticut, will tell patients about it.
In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, The Informed Patient Columnist Laura Landro explores computer risk generators that tell patients the odds [...]
Greater Hospital Error Disclosure Requested By Conn AG
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today called for legislation requiring greater disclosure, investigative authority and increased civil penalties for medical errors at hospitals. (This is a press release but I TOTALLY agree with it CtWatchdog).
Blumenthal and Connecticut Center for Patient Safety Executive Director Jean Rexford testified along with people who lost spouses or experienced a medical [...]
Real Health Care Reform: We Could Save Hundreds Of Billions With Common Sense Changes
To me, the most powerful and easy to understand part of the health care debate this week came last night on the Larry King show, not during the eight-hour historic televised debate between the president and Republicans – which was mostly theater for the feeble minded.
Two doctors – both prominent politicians from both parties – [...]
Let the Games Begin!
I’m laying in the tissues and hankies.
It’s Olympics time: The Winter Olympics, and not even that strange offshoot we are seeing in Washington DC and Maryland and other climate-whacked locales better used to toasty Februarys than the igloos of the moment. The Games in Vancouver.
I don’t ski. I never understood why it is fun to [...]
Dentists Angry About Non-Dental Teeth Whitening Clinics
If you want white teeth, you face a dilemma. Do you go to a dentist and take advantage of his or her expertise — and pay a little more? Or do you visit a spa, non-dental clinic or even a mall kiosk to get it done at a lower price?
Helicopter Ambulances Complaint: You Might Get Stuck With A Huge Bill
Abuse of medical ambulances — helicopters — goes on every day in this country. Many ambulance services are for-profit businesses. They take a patient when called by paramedics. But the injured parties can later get transport bills of $15,000 or more. And insurance companies, more than ever, are loathe to pay these bills, especially when they find that the trips were unnecessary. That happened to Dana Strittmatter. Here’s her story.
Walk-In Clinic Could Sock You With Extra Hospital Charges
Before going into a walk-in clinic, check to see if its associated with a hospital.
Why? Because you could be socked with extra charges from the hospital.
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