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Upcoding trend? Hospital pays $800K over inflated malnutrition claims
Baltimore's Good Samaritan Hospital will pay about $800,000 to settle claims that it submitted inflated rates of patients suffering from malnutrition to Medicare and Medicaid for four years, reported
Recession softens demand for nurses
The demand for nurses in the United States is currently weak and is exacerbated by the slow economy, reported the Dayton Daily News and the Merced (Calif.) Sun-Star. In Dayton, Good Samaritan
Hospital to put radio tags on patients, staff
MultiCare Health System's Good Samaritan Hospital will attach radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to its staff and patients starting next month, the Puyallup, Wash.-based healthcare facility
Hospitals sued for endangering nurse, patient safety
Nurses in Washington are hoping to change the way the state values breaks and safety, as evidenced by lawsuits filed against four hospitals last week for not providing rest or meal breaks. The
