Articles Tagged With: physicians
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State boards don’t discipline many physicians for sexual misconduct, consumer rights group says
State medical boards are failing to protect the public from many doctors already known to have committed sexual misconduct, according to a recent report from Public Citizen, a non-profit, consumer rights advocacy group and think tank based in Washington, DC.
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A burnout barometer to assess your work culture
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses’ has created tools to address issues associated with a healthy work environment, including burnout and “compassion fatigue,” available at http://www.aacn.org/.
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Physician flameout: It’s time to heal the healers
American medicine is nearing a tipping point with physicians that could adversely affect broader populations of both patients and healthcare workers. More than half of U.S. physicians are experiencing professional burnout and the problem is getting worse, researchers report.
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Whistleblower revealed in $70 million fraud case
Federal officials have revealed the identity of a Fort Lauderdale, FL, orthopedic surgeon who blew the whistle on a hospital system that ended up paying nearly $70 million to settle charges of healthcare fraud.
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Hospital to pay $72.4 million to settle Medicare False Claims case
Tuomey Healthcare System in Sumter, SC, will pay $72.4 million to settle a $237 million judgment following the Department of Justice allegations that it illegally billed the Medicare program for services referred by physicians with whom the hospital had improper financial relationships.
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Hospital to Pay $72.4 Million over 'Secret Sweetheart Deals'
Secret sweetheart deals between hospitals and physicians? That’s how the Justice Department is describing a case settled with one healthcare system. -
System pays $10M to settle FCA allegations
Robinson Health System has agreed to pay $10 million to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA), the Anti-Kickback Statute, and the Stark Statute by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians, the Justice Department announced recently.
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Process is key to reducing diagnosis claims
Policies, procedures, and processes are some of the tools most commonly used by risk managers, and nowhere are they more important than in avoiding claims related to delays in diagnosis.
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Costly Diagnosis Delays can be Avoided with Good Practices
Patient safety experts are finding that system failures are more responsible for diagnosis errors than simply mistakes by individuals.
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Nurses report bullying, disrespectful behavior by other nurses similiar to ‘hazing’
A common perception is that a lot of the bullying and disrespect that can create a toxic work culture in healthcare settings is directed by physicians toward nurses.