Hiển thị các bài đăng có nhãn HCA. Hiển thị tất cả bài đăng
Hiển thị các bài đăng có nhãn HCA. Hiển thị tất cả bài đăng
Thứ Tư, 3 tháng 7, 2013

55 of Medtronic's Best Hospital Friends, Including HCA, Settle for $34 Million

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The case of the over-marketing of Kyphon's kyphoplasty device (look here ) just got more complicated, and now appears to have involved a...
Thứ Ba, 29 tháng 1, 2013

Broken Promises: Latest HCA Settlement Suggests Skepticism about the Next Big Thing in Health Care

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A long time ago in the US, most people got care from physicians who were self-employed, or part of physician partnerships.  If they had to b...
Thứ Sáu, 21 tháng 9, 2012

Just the Latest Legal Settlement for HCA

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Last month, we posted about investigative reports that suggesting that for-profit hospital chain HCAwas pushed by its private equity owner...
Thứ Hai, 20 tháng 8, 2012

Paging Doctor EBDITA - How Private Equity May Push Hospitals to Put Revenue Ahead of Patient Care

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Issues raised by the increasing influence of private equity firms in the direct care of patients were illuminated by a series of articles a...
Chủ Nhật, 18 tháng 3, 2012

To all physicians: Fools hiring amateurs, to control you and land you in court?

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Health IT systems will be/are used to control you - a medical professional - in your treatment of patients, and could land you in court if...
Chủ Nhật, 18 tháng 9, 2011

Blake Medical Center (Bradenton, Fla.) Ignores Health IT Warning Letter From 100 Staff Physicians

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In an article in the Bradenton Herald, Bradenton, FL, I found the following passage I bolded below truly striking: Digital doctors: Will tec...
Thứ Sáu, 18 tháng 3, 2011

Conflicts of Interest, Government Leaders, and Private Health Care Organizations

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There seems to be a small surge of stories about conflicts of interest regarding health care affecting government leaders who can affect hea...
Thứ Tư, 3 tháng 11, 2010

BLOGSCAN: Corporate Characteristics that Lead to Fraud

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Kurt Eichenwald on the corporate characteristics that lead to fraud: 1) huge positive incentives for achieving financial targets, huge negat...
Thứ Hai, 1 tháng 11, 2010

BLOGSCAN: Florida Doctors Endorse Ex- Columbia/ HCA CEO for Governor

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Rick Scott was the CEO of for-profit hospital chain Columbia/ HCA.  The company ended up settling civil and criminal charges for $1.7 billio...
Thứ Hai, 30 tháng 8, 2010

"Trouble Coming Every Day" as Discussed by our Fellow Health Care Skeptics

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With apologies to the late Frank Zappa... even though we are going through the dog days of summer, the parade of health care troubles in the...
Thứ Tư, 26 tháng 5, 2010

How Did the CEO Who Presided Over the Company that Paid a $1.7 Billion Fraud Settlement Become a Credible Candidate for a State Governorship?

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This one fits in the "you just can't make this stuff up" category.  Let me provide a summary from the Fort Lauderdale, Florid...