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Your Rights After A Dog Attack
Warm weather and longer days mean more dog owners, sitters, and walkers enjoying life outdoors. Some dogs stay leashed while enjoying a walk or playtime, while others are allowed off-leash. Open areas such as school…
An Overview of the Last 79 years of Research: Back Pain and the Intervertebral Disc
If you suffer from back pain, you are not alone. In fact, most of the adult population in the United States suffers from back pain in some form or another at some point in their…
Immigrant Healthcare Access & Legal Barriers
Immigration status, language barriers, cultural differences, and financial circumstances can all combine to limit access to both the healthcare and the legal system. This article highlights these various obstacles that are often unique to immigrant…
Best Solutions For Clinician Burnout
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7365″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] Clinicians have some of the most stressful jobs on earth. Immense pressure, long hours, limited interaction time with patients, unfulfilling bureaucratic tasks, and a stressful environment all create a recipe for…
Vehicle Safety Features Save Lives – Which Do You Have?
According to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation, in 2019 there were over 6.7 million motor vehicle collisions in the United States, resulting in over 36,096 deaths. This statistic would be far worse if not for…
Traffic Fatalities Spike During Covid-19 Pandemic
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7111″ img_size=”Full”][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] If healthcare providers have sensed a significant overall increase in the number of patients who have been severely injured, or who have even lost their lives in motor vehicle collisions since…
Telematics and Personal Data Collection by Auto Insurers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7070″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] In recent years, auto insurance companies have begun promoting programs that capture personal data by tracking customers’ driving habits directly from devices installed on cars or cell phone apps as a…
Spinal Cord Injuries in Motor Vehicle Collisions
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6995″ img_size=”Full”][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] While I often get to help survivors of traumatic brain injuries with their losses and plan for their futures, it’s hard to overlook that in many cases, a traumatic brain injury (TBI)…
Your Patient is the At-Fault Driver. Now What?
Over the years, we have written numerous articles aimed specifically toward readers who were either injured by the negligence of another party or the treatment providers helping the injured person in their recovery. But what…
Medical Records Copy Fees in Washington State Increases
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6401″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] RCW 70.02.010(38) allows health care providers to charge medical records copy fees for searching and duplicating health care records. The law requires a biannual adjustment on those rates, and the Department…
