High health care costs hurting insured and uninsured
March 19, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
A new report indicates it’s not just the uninsured who are delaying medical care due to cost concerns.
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March 19, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
Report: Medical schools fall short on teaching patient safety
March 18, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
A new report claims doctors-in-training aren’t being taught the skills they need to create truly safe environments for patients.
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Can paper clips qualify as medical devices?
March 17, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
Clinicians have some room for creatively using approved medical tools to meet patients’ needs. But one dentist took that freedom too far.
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Malpractice payouts reach new low
March 16, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
The number of doctors’ malpractice payments made in 2009 dropped for the fifth consecutive year.
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Hospitals charged with union-busting tactics
March 15, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
Efforts to form a nurse’s union at two hospitals have led to union-busting complaints by the National Labor Relations Board.
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Not-for-profit hospitals face new threat from states
March 12, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
Cash-strapped states and local governments are turning to non-profit organizations for more revenue. Many hospitals and health centers could take the brunt of it.
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Do lower costs = lower quality of care?
March 11, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
It’s a question of utmost importance as the country debates what the health care system should look like: Do hospitals that spend less do so at the risk of providing poorer care?
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Hospital vows to retrain staff, revise policies after patient dies in waiting room
March 10, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
Emergency department staff who didn’t know — or didn’t follow — standard procedure were found responsible for the loss of a patient.
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Fraud watch: 300+ unneeded stents implanted by one doc
March 9, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
So far, at least 369 patients of one hospital have learned they didn’t need the stents their cardiologist implanted.
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Report: 275k to die due to lack of health insurance
March 8, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
A new report gives hard numbers for the steepest price of all the “costs” discussed in the health reform debate.
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