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Finding a Physician You Can Trust
When it comes to people in your life that you trust, your doctor should be on the top of that list. Unfortunately, with rising healthcare costs and changing insurance plans, it can be hard to tell which doctors are really looking out for you, and which ones are trying to make a quick buck. Ask Continue Reading..
NYC Hospitals Receive Poor Safety Grades in National Survey
This year, nonprofit patient safety organization The Leapfrog Group conducted a nationwide survey of America’s hospitals that graded their safety records based on 30 different metrics including patient injuries, accidents and infections. The hospitals were assigned numerical scores which were later converted into letter grades. In total, more than 2,600 hospitals were graded in the Continue Reading
Loud Hospitals Can Have Adverse Effects on Patient Health
Did you know that the average noise level in American hospitals is about 95 decibels? That’s 10 decibels higher than the noise level at which OSHA regulations require companies to provide hearing protection for employees. We might think of hospitals as relatively quiet places, but in practice that assumption couldn’t be further from the truth. Continue Readi...
Company Creates Tool to Help Medical Staff Read Small Print
Taking medication to recover from an injury or treat a long-term illness is serious business. According to The Washington Post, almost 60 percent of Americans take prescription drugs each year. These medications can be immensely helpful, but they can also be potentially dangerous. If you forget to take pills at a certain time, mix them Continue Reading..<...
Study Finds Many Palliative Care Programs are Understaffed
Palliative care programs are designed to alleviate the stress and struggle of a serious long-term illness for not only the person who is sick, but their close relatives as well. While a palliative care program can the best environment in which to nurse an extremely sick person back to health or at least keep them Continue Reading..
New York Remains Free of Medical Malpractice Damage Caps
New York remains free of medical malpractice damage caps. Trust Silberstein & Miklos, P.C. for compassionate, expert legal support—contact us today.
