Some Florida doctors are now requiring patients to sign a document promising not to post Internet comments about them without permission, according to Florida Health News. Patients who sign the Mutual Agreement to Maintain Privacy document promise they “will not denigrate, defame, disparage or cast aspersions upon” the doctor and will do all in [...]

In this day and age, healthcare is always a hot topic, especially when it comes to medications and insurance companies. Now, a Florida consumer group is urging the public to be wary of prescription drug “switching” that can reduce the cost of a medicine, but also result in a substitute drug with a different [...]

The Florida Board of Medicine disciplined five Orlando area doctors this month for making serious medical errors. The doctors’ mistakes included operating on the wrong disc in a patient’s back, operating on the wrong testicle of a patient and implanting the wrong kind of lens during a cataract procedure. The doctors were order [...]

The HealthGrades Guide to America’s Hospitals and Doctors was released last month with important information for consumers about the quality of virtually every hospital in the country. The reference guide also devotes several chapters to getting the best medical care, from finding the best doctor and hospital to protecting yourself from medical errors.
Medical errors [...]

An estimated 1.7 million patients acquire an infection while hospitalized and a startling 99,000 patients die from hospital-acquired infections each year, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
This is not a new problem for the medical community, which has been slow to take action. What [...]

A Boca Raton, Fla. cheerleader has died from anesthesia complications during breast surgery at her doctor’s office. With an increasing number of doctors performing surgery in their offices instead of hospitals, researchers have found a higher risk of death and complications in offices compared with other facilities – and cosmetic procedures cause the most [...]