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By: Margaret Dick Tocknell, for HealthLeaders Media, October 14, 2011
A follow-up review by inspectors from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services uncovers new deficiencies in the areas of nursing services and infection control at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. The facility was cited for 10 broad areas of immediate jeopardy deficiencies in August.
By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, October 14, 2011
Medical liability caps enacted in Texas in 2003 have not reduced rising medical costs in the Lone Star State, according to a report from Public Citizen. But an advocacy group for malpractice reforms says the report is fundamentally flawed.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, October 13, 2011
Hospitals aren't very happy about the prospect of community-based organizations getting federal funds to coordinate post-discharge care in an effort to curb readmission rates.
By: Joe Cantlupe, for HealthLeaders Media, October 13, 2011
The University of Illinois Medical Center has a protocol for adverse events that occur when the hospital staff is at fault: Admit your mistakes and avoid malpractice litigation.
By: October 11, 2011
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