New Jersey Nurse Stole from ER Patient
Posted in News Stories on 28. Jul, 2010 | 2 Comments
An ER nurse in New Jersey stole $640 worth of cash from an unconscious patient’s wallet.
1,812 Veterans Possibly Infected by VA Hospital
Posted in News Stories on 01. Jul, 2010 | No Comments
More than 1800 VA patients were possibly infected by contaminated dental instruments.
Kaiser Nurse Pleads Not Guilty in Hospital Peeping
Posted in News Stories on 11. Apr, 2010 | 3 Comments
Being a male nurse at a Kaiser Permanente hospital in Redwood City may have its perks–or so thought Carlos Magallanes Alcober before he was caught.
Former Hospital Executives Hired Fake (Homeless) Patients
Posted in News Stories on 27. Jan, 2010 | 2 Comments
Former hospital executives recruited the homeless to bill Medicare and Medi-Cal millions of dollars for their care–offering them money, food, and packs of cigarettes. The executives have agreed to a civil settlement after pleading guilty to fraud.
Doccantmakeadecisionitis
Posted in Case Reports on 19. Jan, 2010 | 19 Comments
Young Natasha was out with her family enjoying her Christmas when she started to feel unwell. What followed would be a parent’s nightmare.
Another Patient Commits Suicide at Mental Hospital
Posted in News Stories on 14. Jan, 2010 | 2 Comments
A mental patient at the Patton State Hospital in California commits suicide, adding to a trend of suicides at state mental hospitals.
Efforts to Cut Hospital Readmission Rates Yielding Results
Posted in News Stories on 08. Dec, 2009 | 1 Comment
Simple steps being made to curve high hospital readmission rates seem to be heading in the right direction.