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NewsHospital withholds patient safety report, cites legal woes
In a move away from patient safety and transparency, Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas is withholding a federally mandated patient safety report for fear of lawsuits, reported The Dallas Morning Read more...
Deficiencies persist at Dallas hospital, funding jeopardized
Although the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) removed the "immediate jeopardy" status at Methodist Dallas Medical Center, the hospital still faces patient health and safety Read more...
Cited Dallas hospitals work with CMS to maintain funding
Recent scrutiny on patient safety at Dallas hospitals has shown that hospitals can, in fact, risk their federal funding, as is the case with Parkland Memorial Hospital, which the Centers for Medicare Read more...
Dallas hospitals to pay $1.4M, settle upcoding investigation
Amid a separate patient safety investigation and a CEO change up, Dallas's Parkland Memorial Hospital, along with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, yesterday agreed to a $1.4 Read more...
Hospital overhauls patient safety plan after serious breach
It's the letter that no hospital ever wants to send out--the letter that patients may be at risk for injury or even death because of a hospital patient safety error. Dallas's Parkland Memorial Read more...
Infection control violations jeopardize hospital's Medicare status
Infection control and emergency care violations that threaten patient safety could cost a Dallas hospital its Medicare certification. A surprise inspection of Parkland Memorial Hospital in late July Read more...
Hospital board chair accuses newspaper of attack
After the Dallas Morning News reported on Saturday that most of Parkland Memorial Hospital's board is being kicked out, and that Dr. Ron Anderson's tenure as CEO is nearing its end, the chair of Read more...
Hospital hid information from auditors
Dallas-based Parkland Memorial Hospital hid information from outside auditors working on behalf of federal government investigators, according to an internal memo that recently was recovered by the Read more...
Dallas hospital unveils a $1.2B new site plan
Parkland Memorial Hospital, one of the busiest delivery rooms in the country, is announcing a $1.2 billion, 17-story hospital and clinics plan that will replace the current complex in 2014. The Read more...
How should hospitals deal with long waits?
Hospital officials at Dallas' Parkland Memorial Hospital say they need more beds to handle the excessive number of patients who need care. They have their fingers crossed that a bond measure on the Read more...
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