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Beth Israel safety lapses raise concern among state regulators
Ordinarily, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has a sterling reputation for appropriate care. However, some cleanliness concerns raised by a recent state inspection may have lowered that... Read more...
960 babies exposed to TB at San Francisco hospital
Kaiser Permanente has discovered that a worker at San Francisco Medical Center had an active case of tuberculosis and may have exposed 960 babies to the disease. The worker, who was a part-time... Read more...
Study: Bacteria a factor in sudden infant death syndrome
For many years, the mysterious phenomenon known as sudden infant death syndrome has been one of the leading causes of death for children under the age of 1. About 2,000 infants per year die of SIDS... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: S&P to rate non-profit hospitals' IT investments; Pharmas winning legal battle over pre-emption; and much more...
> Ratings firm Standard & Poor's has announced that it plans to track not-for-profit hospitals' IT investments and factor them in significantly in how they rate the hospitals' financial... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Tenet reports $31M loss for quarter; FDA rules against broader Fentora use; and much more...
> Tenet has reported a $31 million loss for the first quarter of this year. FierceHealthFinance... Read more...
Trend: Young MDs seek new practice options
Historically, doctors in training have been encouraged to see medicine as their entire life, not just something they do--and to make themselves available around the clock for patient care. But this... Read more...
Joint Commission issues warning on child med errors
As we reported earlier this week, a new study found that one of 15 hospitalized children... Read more...
