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Been to the emergency room lately? Had an X-ray or CT ordered? Chances are pretty good you didn’t meet the radiologist who read them. Chances are also pretty good that person has never stepped foot into the hospital. More and more, radiologists are reviewing films from their desks – receiving the images from computer technology.…

The family of Connecticut man who choked to death while being treated at a nursing home will receive $4 million in damages, a jury has ruled. According to the lawsuit, a replacement worker at County Manor Health Care Center wrongly fed the man meat and potatoes despite doctors’ instructions not to feed the man solid…

In today’s Wallstreet Journal, there is a full page ad for LIPITOR. Wow, I thought to myself – that is some pretty pricey ad placement. Do physicians read the Wallstreet Journal?And while many physicians may read the Journal, it was clear the ad was not to attract physician support, but rather consumer interest. Lets say…

Drum roll please….. According to Medicare, the worst (or rather those facilities requiring special focus and more frequent checkups) nursing home in Virginia is RUXTON HEALTH OF WOODBRIDGE!I would congratulate you on this, but its hardly an honor! I did 30 seconds of digging – and it seems it is privately owned, and for profit.…

I am a faithful NPR listener, and this morning I was amazed by a discussion on medical records being available online. YES. Private medical records could be accessed (with the right code or password information) to physicians etc… Now it is one thing to allow physicians and staff of a hospital system to gain access…

Each of us, as consumers of medical care, should investigate our medical problems, treatment option, and doctors! Here are four excellent sources of information: 1. eMedicine is the original open access, comprehensive medical textbook for all clinical fields. It is very easy to search and is filled with detailed information on standard of care, known…

628 patients in and around New York were notified this week they should be tested for hepatitis and H.I.V. infection because they were treated years ago by an anesthesiologist in Nassau County who used improper procedures for preventing the spread of blood-borne diseases. The anesthesiologist, Dr. Harvey Finkelstein, first became the focus of a state…

We place our family members in nursing homes in order they may be protected and cared for. Well…then how did this example of gross abuse and neglect happen? Ben W. Detweiler (81) has been charged with rape and two counts of gross sexual imposition and was arrested last week. The prosecutor said the charges stem…