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Patient: I was beaten for leaving hospital


September 3, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

BrawlInjuries

If this story is true, one hospital needs to undertake some serious retraining of its security staff.

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Hospital sues patient for $350k — while she’s still in the hospital


August 31, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

No one would blame a hospital for seeking payment for its services. But perhaps it’s best to wait for patients to be discharged before serving them with papers.

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No, you can’t look up your ex’s medical records


August 31, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

FileSteal

Seems like Iowa hospitals are facing an epidemic of nosiness — and HIPAA violations.

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‘They had to remove what from where?’


August 24, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

Every health care professional has a go-to story when someone asks about the strangest thing they’ve seen in their work. Can your story top these?

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On-site, professional interpreters make ERs safer, more effective


August 20, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

Making it easier for non-English speakers to communicate has benefits for everyone in the Emergency department.

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Which docs gets sued most often — and what’s the real cost?


August 17, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

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A new study from the American Medical Association looked into which doctors — by gender, age, specialty, etc. — are most likely to get sued or have other liability claims against them.

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Third-party vendor leaves thousands of patient records at city dump


August 12, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

Four hospitals are investigating after it was discovered a billing vendor was dumping thousands of unshredded patient records at a local dump.

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The case of the unread ECHOs: Lessons for docs and patients


August 11, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

The recent disclosure that more than 7,000 ECHOs were never read by a physician has folks up in arms — but not for the reason you’d probably expect.

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Nurses posted dying patient’s graphic photo on Facebook


August 10, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

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Note to emergency room personnel: Refrain from taking grisly photos of dying patients and posting them online.

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Tipping the scales in the maternity ward


August 5, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

The rise in obesity is creating additional complications for one branch of medicine in particular.

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