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    • I think "never event" was chosen because it will not be reimbursed (negative compensation). But, with the law of unintended consequences, I suspect it will be used to seek tort compensation.

      10 months ago by symtym

      in » Never Events the New Class Actions? symtym

    • The "Never Event" is unfortunately named. In Australia a list of similar events are called Critical Indicators. I accept that they are preventable, but it is hard to say never in medicine...

      10 months ago by DrCris

      in » Never Events the New Class Actions? symtym

    • I wonder about the full disclosure issues. While I believe in them, I think that we are unnecessarily limiting the scope of disclosure practices to physicians. I believe that lawyers, politicians,...

      1 year ago by raja, MD, MS

      in Your Business

    • We don't already have a two-tiered medical system? One for the well-off, and one for everyone else?

      1 year ago by Chuck McKay

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    • This is important information, especially for an elderly person on the Medicare part d plan. They don't need any more nasty surprises like being declined for care

      1 year ago by Darwin Corby

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Hospitalist Surge

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Hospitalists’ ranks surge across region
The specialty, which joined the medical landscape in the mid-1990s, refers to physicians who care for patients from the time they are admitted to a medical center to the time they are discharged. They maintain no pract ... Continue reading »

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  • beajerry

    3 years ago

    Hospitalists are handy! But they also put another nail in personalized care's coffin. Patients are now taken care of by an organization instead of a doctor.
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