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- Joint replacement? Consider this
- Doctor not guilty on molesting charges
- 1,100 VA patients didn't respond
- Dr. pleads guilty in huge theft
- Doctor working for hospital may cost more
- Mental health bill moving
| Joint replacement? Consider this Posted: 6/4/2009 Health News Florida Patients at some Florida hospitals were much more likely to have an unexpected return following knee- or hip-replacement surgery last year than those who had the procedure at other hospitals, new state data show. These potentially preventable readmissions cost Floridians a bundle. Special report: Florida hospitals' "revolving door syndrome, " Part 2. |
| Doctor not guilty on molesting charges Posted: 5/14/2009 © St. Petersburg Times Dr. Kayode Sotonwa said he is eager to return to medical practice following the jury's acquittal on charges of touching female patients inappropriately. But he said he'll set up shop somewhere besides Largo, where at one time as many as 16 patients had complained. |
| 1,100 VA patients didn't respond Posted: 5/13/2009 © Miami Herald It's been seven weeks since the VA sent notices to 3,000 patients saying they might have been exposed to hepatitis or HIV by improperly cleaned colonoscopy equipment. Nearly 1,100 have not responded for testing, and officials wonder why. |
| Dr. pleads guilty in huge theft Posted: 5/8/2009 © Miami Herald Carmen Lourdes del Cueto, a Miami physician who pleaded guilty in March to a $10 million Medicare scam, gave the same plea Thursday to a separate $19.5 million theft she carried out with four other doctors and the owner of an HIV infusion clinic. |
| Doctor working for hospital may cost more Posted: 5/5/2009 © Daytona Beach News-Journal With malpractice insurance and other rates rising, many doctors are opting to become direct employees of hospitals, instead of private practitioners. That can mean unexpected extra charges for patients. |
| Posted: A bill called “the most important mental health bill” in 30 years passed a House panel on Monday and will come before a key Senate committee on Wednesday. The bill would divert many of the state’s 70,000 mental patients from prisons to treatment. Its only opposition is the cash-strapped budget. |
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