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Washington state disciplines health-care providers

Washington State Department of Health takes disciplinary actions against health care providers, including suspensions and revocations of licenses, certifications, or registrations of providers in the state — May 25th Update

Good Reads on the Web: From womb to tomb and other stories.

Long weekend reading: How long should we live? Surgery in the womb. And why are medical students learning the names of their cadavers? — and other best-of-the-web stories selected by KHN’s Shefali S. Kulkarni

Sick at work

A week of sick time may be enough if you get hit with the flu or a cold. But what happens when you have a chronic condition, such as Crohn’s disease, multiple sclerosis or diabetes, and the time off you need exceeds your number of sick days? What protections do you have if you require major surgery?

Assisted living options grow, nursing home occupancy declines

As more options for assisted-living arrangements become available, nursing home occupancy is declining. Assisted-living options include a wide range of services including help with everyday tasks in homelike settings, but the shift has both positive and negative implications for seniors.

Higher deductibles and co-pays squeeze the insured

“Deductibles have gone up. Co-pays have gone up. You see costing-sharing for out-of-network services have gone up . . . . Health care is just continuing to take a bigger bite out of take-home pay.”

Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors

Interpreter services at hospitals and other medical settings are often inadequate, forcing family members, including children, to step in, or the task falls to medical staff members who may not speak the language well.

Patients seek less care — but costs still rise as providers bump up prices

Higher prices charged by hospitals, outpatient centers and other providers drove up health care spending at double the rate of inflation during the economic downturn– even as patients consumed less medical care overall

Washington state disciplines health-care providers

Washington State Department of Health takes disciplinary actions against health care providers, including suspensions and revocations of licenses, certifications, or registrations of providers in the state — May 21st Update

People with asthma get the green light for exercise

Many people with asthma avoid exercise because they’re afraid it could trigger symptoms or even a full-blown asthma attack. But a new study finds that not only is it safe for people with asthma to exercise, but doing so could reduce their risk of asthma symptoms and attacks.

Sick Americans question the cost and quality of their health care – Poll

mong people who’ve recently required a lot of care, significant proportions say their treatment was poorly managed, with nearly a third complaining of poor communication among their caregivers. One in eight believe they got the wrong diagnosis, treatment or test.