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> A probe by The Sun revealed hospital morgues mixed up at least 16 corpses in two years, usually from hospital staff confusing similar names. Article
> Federal health officials have issued a revised set of guidelines that make it clear that health care workers and students who carry the hepatitis B virus generally pose little or no risk to patients, according to the Associated Press. Article
> A wrong-site surgery on the brain has put SSM Health Care-St. Louis in a whirlwind of media coverage, state and federal investigations, and litigation, reported the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Article
> The United States has sued the largest for-profit hospice chain for allegedly false billing for ineligible patients and inflated levels of care, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. Announcement
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> The William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA medical Center in Columbia, S.C., faces a federal lawsuit following a breach that impacted more than 7,400 veterans, The State reports. On Feb. 11, a laptop containing personal information--including names, birth dates and partial Social Security numbers--was stolen from the facility. Article
> A mammogram after a negative biopsy provides minimal benefits while substantially raising healthcare costs, according to a retrospective study presented at the American Society of Breast Surgeons meeting in Chicago last week. Article
And Finally… Alligators flock to Long Island. Article