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State malpractice cap shelters healthcare facility from paying $3.5 million of $7.5 million jury award
In 2010, a woman had a section of her colon removed and believed there was a cancerous mass on the removed section. The remainder of her colon was stitched together by a surgeon at a medical center. The woman became increasingly ill over the next couple of months and received follow-up care from a physician at the same healthcare facility where the surgeon performed the original procedure.
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Collaboration with Community Pharmacies in the Patient Centered Medical Home
The sometimes rocky road toward comprehensive reform makes it tough to remember the goal: improve the quality of care while reducing costs system-wide.
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Hospitals sued for excessive fees to obtain medical records
Two plaintiffs are suing two Washington, DC, hospitals for what they say are excessive and illegal charges for providing copies of their electronic medical records.
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Boston hospital pays record amount for drug diversion allegations
In the largest settlement of its kind involving allegations of drug diversion at a hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has agreed to pay the United States $2.3 million to resolve allegations that lax controls enabled MGH employees to divert controlled substances for personal use.
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Carotid Occlusion Rarely Develops from Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis
The risk of progression to carotid occlusion is well below the risk of carotid stenting or carotid endarterectomy, and intensive medical therapy appears to be preferred for the vast majority of patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis.
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Postmortem Evidence of Limbic, Neocortical, and Basal Ganglia Deficits in Parkinson’s Disease Dementia
Postmortem brain tissue from 15 individuals with Parkinson’s disease dementia was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography and immunoassays, revealing widespread deficits in dopamine, serotonin, and noradrenaline innervation.
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Selective Disruption of Thalamo-Cortical Connections in Patients with Disorders of Consciousness — a Possible Biomarker for Cognitive-Motor Dissociation
In this case-control, functional neuroimaging study, the authors developed a novel method to evaluate correlations between integrity of neural circuits involved in overt and covert motor behavior and apply the method to two patients: one with a dissociation of imaging-based vs bedside evidence of command following and one without.
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Neonatal MRI Can Predict Future Academic Difficulties for Children Born Preterm
Neonatal brain MRI can identify structural changes that predict future difficulties in school performance for children who are born preterm.
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Whistleblower revealed in $70 million fraud case
Federal officials have revealed the identity of a Fort Lauderdale, FL, orthopedic surgeon who blew the whistle on a hospital system that ended up paying nearly $70 million to settle charges of healthcare fraud.
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Clinical Features and Consequences of Inclusion Body Myositis
Inclusion body myositis, while poorly understood regarding cause, is clearly responsive to physical exercise, and patients should be encouraged to maintain robust physical activity.