Lawsuit alleges patient discharged from HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood emergency room with spinal cord injury
Nurse documented that ER doctor was aware of continued patient weakness before sending patient home
read moreTexas medical malpractice tort reform restrictions apply to events that occur after a patient's death
Texas Medical Liability Act covers administrative services
read moreThese seven Texas hospitals received the maximum Medicare penalty for readmission rate concerns
Readmission rates provide insights on whether patients are discharged from the hospital before they're ready
read moreMedicare penalizes CHI St. Luke’s Health Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center over readmission rate
Well-known hospital was among the nation's worst performing hospitals for patients being readmitted soon after discharge
read moreVirtually every HCA hospital in Houston hit with Medicare penalties for 2022
The HCA hospitals had higher readmission rates compared to other hospitals
read moreHouston court of appeals dismisses Pseudomonas infant death case
Texas tort reform requirements require attentive experts and experienced medical malpractice attorneys
read moreTexas registered nurse criminally charged in death of four ICU patients
Prosecutors allege that the Tyler, Texas nurse intentionally caused air embolisms, stroke, and death
read moreHCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center new leadership, quality of care issues
This hospital was formerly known as Park Plaza Hospital
read moreThe five largest hospital systems in Houston
Nonprofit and for-profit systems made the list
read moreHand-off communications: The right hand needs to know what the left hand is doing
When there's a break in the flow of clinical information, patients are endangered
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