Turning a Blind Eye: Hospitals Fail to Discipline Doctors, Exploit Loopholes to Avoid Requirement to Report Doctors

Though a federal law requires hospitals to
report physicians who have had their admitting privileges revoked or
restricted for more than 30 days, a Public Citizen
report found that in addition to inadequate discipline
of physicians, hospitals routinely exploit loopholes to avoid
government requirements, with nearly half of all hospitals not
submitting a single doctor’s name to the NPDB in the more than 17 years it has existed.

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ASQ Announces New Social Responsibility Medal

ASQ (American Society for Quality) announces the
new Spencer Hutchens Jr. Medal for Social Responsibility. The medal
recognizes the achievements of an individual who demonstrates
outstanding leadership as an individual, business leader, and cause
advocate for social responsibility — primarily focusing on the
marketplace, environment, workplace, and community.

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Safeguards Fail to Protect VA Patients from Surgeon’s Errors


In a page-one story on Sun., June 21, The New York Times
reported that significant errors persisted for more than six years at a
brachytherapy program at the Veterans’ Medical Center in Philadelphia
despite investigation. The Times reports that Dr. Gary D. Kao
implanted radioactive seeds incorrectly on repeated occasions as he
treated patients with prostate cancer.

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GE Launches ‘Healthymagination’; Will Commit $6 Billion to Enable Better Health Focusing on Cost, Access and Quality

GE announced today that it will spend $3 billion over the next six years on healthcare innovation that will help deliver better care to more people at lower cost. In addition, the company will commit $2 billion of financing and $1 billion in related GE technology and content to drive healthcare information technology and health in rural and underserved areas.

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