> Maryland has set plans to have a new company take over the Prince George's county hospital system, ousting existing operator Dimensions Healthcare. Article [1]
> The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed suit against Concord, NC-based NorthEast Medical Center, asserting that the facility targeted an African American employee for firing. Article [2]
> A judge has granted class-action status to a suit filed against St. Louis, MO-based Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The suit contends that the facility overcharged the uninsured. Article [3]
> A new study suggests that subjecting current and former smokers to annual CT scans doesn't prevent lung cancer deaths. Article [4]
And Finally... Can clinicians avoid malpractice suits by apologizing for mistakes? Some hospitals think so, and have developed programs designed to help them do it. Blog [5]
Links:
[1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/06/AR2007030602050.html
[2] http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2007/03/05/daily30.html?b=1173070800^1427979
[3] http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2007/03/05/daily41.html?b=1173070800^1428349
[4] http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/health/chi-0703070087mar07,1,1038228.story?coll=chi-health-hed
[5] http://runningahospital.blogspot.com/2007/03/you-dont-have-to-say-youre-sorry.html