Avery Comarow

Medical Tourism to India, All Expenses Paid

By Avery Comarow - Comarow On Quality - November 21, 2008

A Wisconsin company is the first to offer employees free surgery in another country more >>

America's Best Leaders: Anthony Fauci, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

By Avery Comarow - Nation & World - November 19, 2008

A leader on HIV/AIDS and a straight talker on key health issues more >>

America's Best Leaders: Benjamin Carson, Surgeon and Children's Advocate

By Avery Comarow - Nation & World - November 19, 2008

A talented pediatric neurosurgeon and activist for inner-city kids. more >>

Are Hospital Ratings a Mess, a Message, or Both?

By Avery Comarow - Comarow On Quality - November 18, 2008

The lead author of a study I slammed for concluding that the answer is No. 1 argues his case. more >>

U.S. News's 'Best Hospitals' Clashes With Other Ratings. Is That Bad?

By Avery Comarow - Comarow On Quality - November 14, 2008

Different ways of looking at hospitals yield different results. more >>

Behind the Health Insurance Plan Rankings

By Avery Comarow - Health - November 7, 2008

We looked at how well plans prevent and treat illness and satisfy members. more >>

Health Insurance Plans That Hide Their Data

By Avery Comarow - Health - November 7, 2008

More than 100 health plans couldn't be ranked—they refused to release information. more >>

Even Doctors Misread Health Statistics

By Avery Comarow - Comarow On Quality - October 14, 2008

Is your physician's grasp of the risks of a drug or screening test what it should be? more >>

An Outbreak of Hospital Infection Talk

By Avery Comarow - Comarow On Quality - October 7, 2008

How to reduce infection-related deaths is getting a whole lot of attention. more >>

Now Hospitals Must Pay for Avoidable Complications

By Avery Comarow - Comarow On Quality - September 30, 2008

Starting tomorrow, Medicare won't pay for a list of complications that could be avoided. more >>

Watching the Hospital Hand-Washing Watchers

By Avery Comarow - Comarow On Quality - September 23, 2008

Remember cloakroom monitors? Now, it's video monitors for scrubbing up. more >>

The March of Alternative Medicine

By Avery Comarow - Comarow On Quality - September 16, 2008

A new survey could use a little therapeutic massage itself. more >>

Colon Cancer Controversy

By Avery Comarow - Comarow On Quality - September 9, 2008

Most hospitals fail a new standard for checking lymph nodes after surgery. more >>

Hospital Parking, a Pain in the Purse

By Avery Comarow - Comarow On Quality - September 3, 2008

Patients in Great Britain are successfully pressuring governments to wipe out parking charges. more >>

A Dose of Lead or Mercury With Your Medicine

By Avery Comarow - Comarow On Quality - August 27, 2008

Not enough of a fuss is being made over heavy metals in ayurvedic therapies. more >>

If Medicine Is So High-Tech, Why So Much Illness?

By Avery Comarow - Comarow On Quality - August 26, 2008

A fine new book by a former emergency doc asks tough questions gently. more >>

The Wild West of Medical Care Abroad

By Avery Comarow - Comarow On Quality - August 22, 2008

A would-be "accreditation" program shows how easy it is to become confused. more >>

How Involved Should Patients Be?

By Avery Comarow - Comarow On Quality - August 5, 2008

A hospitalist weighs in on the "patient-centered care" movement. more >>

Fatal Drugs, Uneducated Patients

By Avery Comarow - Comarow On Quality - July 29, 2008

Deaths from legal medications are being unfairly blamed on drug abuse. more >>

A Move to Judge Psychiatric Hospitals

By Avery Comarow - Comarow On Quality - July 22, 2008

They're now accredited based on safety, not performance. But that is about to change. more >>

Your 'Best Hospitals' Questions Answered

By Avery Comarow - Comarow On Quality - July 15, 2008

The new rankings are drawing comments, many of them from hospital patients. more >>

New Hospital Rankings From 'U.S. News'

By Avery Comarow - Comarow On Quality - July 10, 2008

Besides finding out who is best, dig up data on your local center—more than 1,500 are listed. more >>

U.S. News Names America's Best Hospitals

By Avery Comarow - Health - July 10, 2008

This year's Honor Roll features 19 stars. more >>

A Look Inside the Hospital Rankings