A study released by the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory shows that various instances of “disruptive behavior” caused patient safety to decrease, according to a news release by PPSA. From May 2007 ...

(HealthDay News) — Disruptive patients may get worse care from physicians, according to a study published online March 7 in BMJ Quality & Safety. The findings aren’t definitive because the researchers ...

A 66-year-old woman contacted a cosmetic and restorative dentist for an exam, x-rays, and a cleaning, as well as to establish a relationship with a dentist near her new home. This patient had ...

Most folks working for the Department of Veterans Affairs are good people dedicated to their mission. But not all are. Come to find out, the same thing’s true of their patients, according to the ...

Maintaining a low threshold for discharging angry or disruptive patients from a practice and documenting in detail all encounters with these patients can help physicians lower their risk of ...