the major objective of this article is to introduce the institution of ombudsman as one of the most common institutions in administrative law in many countries. having this goal in mind, in the first section, the authors endeavor to analyze the course of development of the institution of ombudsman, as well as its significance and functions. in the second section, they present a score of cases o...

Objectives: LEOPARD syndrome is a rare congenital disease that can manifest with cardiac anomalies, multiple lentigines, ocular hypertelorism, growth retardation, and deafness. The purpose of this case series was to review the most prominent comorbidities associated with LEOPARD syndrome, and describe perioperative outcomes in a series of patients undergoing anesthesia. Design: Retrospective ca...

Insurance denials delay payments for tests to medical institutions and can decrease patient satisfaction due to unexpected billing. Our institution utilizes an ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) for routine clinical care that includes computerized physician order entry (CPOE). At our institution as well as others, considerable cost is associated with inappropriate diagnostic coding of ne...

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Sarah is a 17-year-old girl currently in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a large academic medical institution. She was diagnosed with an aggressive soft-tissue sarcoma a few years ago and has been receiving treatment from her oncologist, Dr. Hunter, who is a senior member of his department at the institution. Despite Dr. Hunter’s best efforts and Sarah’s participation in multiple experimental ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To determine whether there is an association between the geographic location of an applicant's undergraduate school, medical school, and residency program among matched otolaryngology residency applicants. STUDY DESIGN Observational. METHODS Otolaryngology residency program applications to our institution from 2009 to 2013 were analyzed. The geographic location of each...

One of the stages of medical training is the residency programme. Hosting institutions often claim compensation for the training provided. How much should this compensation be? According to our results, given the benefits arising from having residents among the house staff, no transfer (either tuition fee or subsidy) should be set to compensate the hosting institution for providing medical trai...

The history of a medical institution and those who have worked in it can provide valuable insights into the nature of the health care of a particular historical period. While it is acknowledged that health care is provided both inside and outside medical institutions, the hospital has significantly shaped the nature of health care in general and the role of nurses in particular since the turn o...