Friday, September 17, 2010

Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News


Hospital accuses drugmaker of coercion

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9/17/2010 © Tampa Tribune Lakeland Regional has filed a federal lawsuit against the company that makes a drug used in some cardiac stress tests, saying the firm forces doctors to use its drug rather than a generic by blocking their access to other products unless they do.

Arrested drug abusers fill ballfield

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9/16/2010 © St. Petersburg Times Operation Pill Popper II produced 38 oxycodone arrests in Pinellas on Wednesday, with scores more to be hunted down. Meanwhile in Tampa, Dr. John Mubang, charged with drug-trafficking, testified that the prescriptions were needed for his patients' pain.

My ER is faster than your ER

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9/16/2010 © Palm Beach Post Why spend $10,000 per month on billboard ads that show the wait for service in the ER? For many hospitals, 60 percent to 80 percent of patients first come to them through that route.

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