Articles Tagged With: lawsuit
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Hospitals sued — claims of sexual abuse, harassment
Two hospitals are facing lawsuits, as are several physicians and staff, in two cases in which healthcare professionals are accused of sexual abuse and sexual harassment.
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Hospital fires two over NFL player’s records
Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami has fired two employees for inappropriately accessing the medical records of an NFL football player and settled a related lawsuit for an undisclosed amount.
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Hospitals sued for excessive fees to obtain medical records
Two plaintiffs are suing two Washington, DC, hospitals for what they say are excessive and illegal charges for providing copies of their electronic medical records.
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Nurse: Hospital lied, tricked her for PR benefit
One of the more shocking allegations in the lawsuit nurse Nina Pham filed recently against Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas involves what she says was a deceitful attempt to help bolster the hospital’s public image during a frenzy of media coverage about Ebola.
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Ebola lawsuit claims nurse was thrust into danger without proper training
The Kafkaesque story told in the lawsuit filed by nurse Nina Pham features a woman who innocently shows up for work one day and finds herself trapped in a nightmare, betrayed by those she trusted to protect her.
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Harsh claims as nurse sues hospital where she contracted Ebola
A nurse who contracted Ebola after treating a patient with the disease is suing her hospital. She claims the hospital failed to provide adequate training and protective gear, among several other charges. The nurse says she still suffers physically and mentally from the experience. She alleges that the hospital used her for public relations efforts against her will.
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Malpractice suit filed in Joan Rivers’ death
Melissa Rivers filed a malpractice lawsuit recently against doctors and the clinic where her mother, Joan Rivers, died after a routine medical procedure.
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Antibiotic timeframe now six hours: Joint Commission
Previously, patients diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia were to receive antibiotic administration within four hours of presentation. Now, The Joint Commission standards call for antibiotic administration within six hours.