Hospital faces penalty for denying sign language interpreter to patient

Its failure to provide sign language interpreters for a deaf patient and his hard of hearing family members will cost one hospital. Read more

Why did hospital deny gay spouse visitation rights?

A Maryland hospital is under fire after a patient and her family alleged that the hospital wouldn’t allow her same-sex partner to visit her. Read more

14 hospitals rack up $850k in fines for dangerous errors

California recently fined 14 hospitals a total of $850,000 for a variety of errors that put patients at risk.  Read more

Was nurse fired over her union organizing or poor performance?

A Boston hospital system has been accused of illegally firing a nurse who was trying to organize a union at her hospital.  Read more

Report: 86% of patient injuries go unreported

Hospitals’ incident reporting systems are only registering about 14% of patient injuries, according to a new study.  Read more

Don’t miss these 10 most popular stories of 2011

From hard-to-believe HIPAA violations to dogs performing medical tests, here are the top 10 most popular stories on HealthExecNews from 2011: Read more

Justice Dept.: 2011 record-setting year for fraud settlements

The Justice Department announced that fiscal year 2011 saw a record amount  — more than $3 billion — in settlements and judgments. Read more

Doc wins $7.6M in discrimination case

A pathologist was awarded $7.6 million from a federal jury in her suit alleging racial and gender discrimination by her employer.

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Medicare to penalize hospitals for unnecessary readmissions

Beginning in late 2012, hospitals will be penalized for unreasonably high readmission rates for patients treated for pneumonia, heart attacks and heart failure. Read more

$1M+ embezzlement nets accountant jail time

A hospital accountant is headed to jail after embezzling more than $1 million from her employer’s accounts. Read more

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