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NewsTort reform a 'failed experiment,' increases Medicare spending
Despite popular belief, placing medical liability caps on states may not curb healthcare costs, according to yesterday's report by advocacy group Public Citizen. Called "a failed experiment," Read more...
HHS: Doctor malpractice, disciplinary data no longer public
While the healthcare industry promotes enhanced transparency, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is taking a step in the other direction, shutting down the once-public National Read more...
Medical board lacks resources to punish dangerous docs
Earlier this year, consumer advocacy group Public Citizen called for the Department of Health & Human Services to investigate state medical boards for failing to punish doctors with serious Read more...
Watchdog group ranks the best, worst states for disciplining doctors
The Minnesota Board of Medical Practice has done the worst job of disciplining doctors in the nation, while Louisiana's board has done the best, according to Public Citizen's annual ranking of state Read more...
State med boards not punishing dangerous docs
State medical boards have failed to discipline 55 percent of the nation's doctors who had their clinical privileges revoked or restricted by the hospitals where they worked, according to a report Read more...
Consumer group says 10 basic safety reforms could save $35B/year
Consumer group Public Citizen has released a list of 10 basic patient safety reforms it says could save 85,000 lives and $35 billion per year if implemented. In a new report, Public Citizen analyzes Read more...
Study: Hospitals 'dropped the ball' on disciplining doctors
Despite its being in existence for more than 17 years, nearly half of hospitals have never submitted a single doctors name to a federal database that collects information on hospital disciplinary Read more...
Minnesota ranks last when disciplining doctors, Public Citizen says
Well, don't say you weren't warned. As per its tradition, Public Citizen has taken the data just released from the group representing state boards of medicine and immediately given it a spin of its Read more...
FDA sued over failure to ban painkiller
A consumer group has sued the FDA over its failure to remove a prescription painkiller from the market, arguing that it's too dangerous to stay on the market. The group, Public Citizen, had Read more...
Patient dumping issues need systematic look
At this point, you've heard frequently about the problem Los Angeles faces with "patient dumping," which takes place when hospitals discharge indigent patients and more or less kick them to the Read more...
| Press ReleasesStatement by US Department of Labor's OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels on long work hours, fatigue and worker safetyRelease Number:10-1238-NAT Sept. 2, 2010 Contact: Jason Surbey Diana Petterson Phone: 202-693-4668 202-693-1898 E-mail: surbey.jason@dol.gov petterson.diana@dol.gov Statement by US Read more >> |
