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NewsStudy: Never events major factor in hospital liability costs
According to new research by insurance firm Aon Corp., hospital-acquired conditions accounted for 12.2 percent of total legal liability costs insured by healthcare facilities in 2007. While many Read more...
Groups challenge DEA rule on e-prescribing controlled substances
A pending rule from the DEA that would impose tight controls on e-prescribing of controlled substances has been slammed by a handful of industry groups as being too restrictive and in some cases too Read more...
| Press ReleasesWohl & Fruchter Commences Investigation into Alleged Medicare Fraud at Community Health Systems, Inc.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The law firm of Wohl & Fruchter LLP has commenced an investigation into allegations that Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) has engaged in the systematic Read more >> MMIC Offers Data Privacy InsuranceMINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MMIC Insurance, Inc., the Upper Midwest’s leading provider of medical professional liability insurance, recently announced the launch of its Data Privacy Insurance Read more >> Hospital Sees Improved Outcomes with New Secure Tracks Patient Support System; Major Breakthrough Represents the Future ofThe Walker Most Patients Use Today Was Patented in the 1940s; Innovative New Secure Tracks Decreases Patient Falls and Improves Recovery Times SURPRISE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Weight bearing gait Read more >> |
