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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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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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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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Staffer steals Fentanyl, infects patients with Hep C


March 9, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

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Stoned staffers roaming the halls present more than just the obvious risks to patients.

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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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Was doctors’ dispute settled with a car bomb?


March 2, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

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An Arkansas doctor has been charged with planting a car bomb intended to kill the chair of the review board. The accused doctor had previously tangled with the board regarding over-prescribing of patients. 

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Hospital fined for violating safety standards


March 1, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

Nurses’ inadequate access to key infection control equipment and related safety violations have landed one hospital in hot water with several federal agencies.

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Settlement agreement in Health Alliance whistleblower suit


February 16, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

A health system accused of illegally providing kickbacks to favored cardiologists has reached an agreement to settle with the feds. And the cardiologist who first brought the case to light stands to make a mint.

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Discharged patient commits murder-suicide — were her docs to blame?


February 16, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

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Can doctors be held responsible for the actions of a mentally ill patient they treated four months earlier? A new court case aims to find out.

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