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The Top Ten Stories of 2009!

January 5, 2010 by Staff
Posted in: Special Report

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What a year it’s been: From nursing home murders to mob-run Medicare scams, here are readers’ choices for the top 10 health care stories from 2009.

  1. HIPAA nightmare: Staffers blogging patient info
  2. Is the mob moving into Medicare?
  3. The truth hurts: Booze, cigs worse than many illegal drugs
  4. Twitter: Newest tool for patient care
  5. The ugly side of recruiting docs: Hospital exec issues threats
  6. Nightmare at the nursing home shines light on geriatric care crisis
  7. When good doctors go bad
  8. God vs. Medicine: How patient beliefs affect treatment
  9. Medical marijuana is….like….complicated
  10. Baby dies after pregnant mom ignored by nurse assistant for 6 hours
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