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Tenet to Pay $513 Million for Fraud, Kickbacks
Tenet Healthcare Corporation and two of its Atlanta-area subsidiaries have agreed to pay more than $513 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims relating to what the government says was a scheme to defraud the United States and to pay kickbacks in exchange for patient referrals.
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Physician Theft Charges Dropped in Videotape Case
The anesthesiologist at the center of a scandal involving a hospital that videotaped thousands of women in compromised positions is no longer facing theft charges.
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Kaiser Accused of Shorting Meds to Save Money
An anesthesiologist is suing Kaiser Permanente for $9 million, claiming that he was fired for complaining when told to reduce patient medications so they could be discharged sooner.
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The Joint Commission Offers Tips on Fall Prevention
A project involving seven hospitals has yielded fresh information on the causes of patient falls and possible solutions, The Joint Commission said in a new report.
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Eliminating Alarms Can Help Reduce Falls
So much of the effort to reduce patient falls has focused on the use of alarms and physical aids that the suggestion of eliminating those tools can sound heretical. But some healthcare facilities are forgoing alarms and other methods on the theory that they can give both patients and staff a false sense of security.
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Addicts Pose Legal Risks to Hospitals
The growing presence of opioid addicts in healthcare facilities can create a legal obligation to anticipate the patient safety risks they can introduce, says Erin L. Muellenberg, JD, partner with the law firm of Arent Fox in Los Angeles.
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Opioid Epidemic Brings Patient Safety Risks
The opioid addiction epidemic is introducing a new patient safety risk to healthcare facilities: the possibility of desperate and clever opioid addicts diverting medications from patients, which could leave the provider liable for any consequences.
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Feeding Tube in Lung Results in Death And $5 Million Verdict From Jury
In 2008, a hospitalized 88-year-old man was given a feeding tube by a first-year resident at a hospital. An X-ray was ordered to confirm the placement of the feeding tube, but the radiologist incorrectly read the X-ray.
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Unnecessary Heart Surgery With Pacemaker Results In $21.3 Million Verdict Against Hospital and Doctor
In 2010, a 39-year-old patient was told by a doctor that a catheterization showed a 60% blockage in an artery. He then was told that if he did not have a pacemaker implanted, he would die.
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Office of Civil Rights Gives Warning: Small Breaches Are Going To Be Investigated
The Office for Civil Rights announced recently that it will step up its investigations of HIPAA breaches affecting fewer than 500 people.