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After a Tennessee nurse killed a patient because of a drug error, the companies behind hospital medication cabinets said they would make the devices safer. But did they?
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The penalized hospitals will lose 1% of their Medicare payments for 12 months. The penalties started in October and run through September, following the federal fiscal year.
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Among the 764 hospitals hit with a 1% reduction in payments for having high numbers of infections and avoidable complications are more than three dozen Medicare ranks among the nation's best.
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Policies mandating company approval before talking publicly about conditions in hospitals have been a source of conflict. An appeals court decision could lead to a change in those policies.
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Dorothy Twigg was living on her own, cooking and walking without help until a dizzy spell landed her in the emergency room. She spent three days confined…
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The technology used by Facebook, Google and Amazon to turn spoken language into text, recognize faces and target advertising could help doctors combat one…
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Medicare paid at least $1.5 billion over a decade to replace seven types of defective heart devices, a government watchdog says. The devices apparently…
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The federal government is penalizing 758 hospitals with higher rates of patient safety incidents, and more than half of those places had also been fined…
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Officer Richard Walter looked out the window of his patrol car and saw two young men trading punches outside Sutter’s Saloon.It was 2 a.m. on what should…
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An investigation into doctors performing common elective surgeries is placing the spotlight on a Citrus County physician and hospital.The non-profit news…