Forbes Critical of Patient Satisfaction Ratings of Physicians

Forbes on January 2, 2013 published a story critical of Press Gainey and other companies that obtain patient satisfaction scores. Please no...

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Problem with Medical Protocols (and Lawsuits Because of Them)

Over the past decade working in hospitals, I've seen the proliferation of "established procedures and protocols" for literally...

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INOVA Health System ER Wait Times iPhone App

A reader informed me that INOVA Health System has developed a free iPhone app called InovaER that provides wait times of all 9 emergency r...

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