A concerning story out of Chicago revealed two hospital executives, three physicians and a podiatrist had been participating in an elaborate health insurance scheme to defraud patients and collect illegal kickbacks. According to the arrest report, the six medical professionals were arrested by federal agents for conspiring to give and receive illegal kickbacks by referring […]
10 Medical Errors that Shaped the Standard of Care, Part 1
Much like you and me, doctors aren’t perfect. We love to believe that the people operating on our bodies never make mistakes, but that’s not the case. Although mistakes are made, sometimes they shift the medical landscape and save countless lives down the road. Below we examine five medical mishaps that changed the standard of care for […]
Dilute betadine lavage reduces infection rates following joint replacement surgery
The implementation of dilute betadine lavage before wound closure in total joint replacement operations reduced post-op infection rates from 0.97% to 0.15%, according to a 2011 study of more than 2,000 surgeries. Nicholas Michael Brown, MD, discussed his team’s results at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Brown said although […]
