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NYTimes.com News Alert nytdirect at nytimes.com
3:44 PM (6 minutes ago)

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Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Monday, August 6, 2012 -- 6:38 PM EDT
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* Hospital Chain Internal Reports Found Dubious Cardiac Work
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HCA, the largest for-profit hospital chain in the country, is confronting
evidence of unnecessary cardiac treatments at some of its medical centers
in Florida after a nurse’s complaint prompted an internal investigation.

The inquiry found that the complaint was far from the only evidence
that*unnecessary — even dangerous — procedures were taking place at
some HCA
hospitals, driving up costs and increasing profits.*

HCA, the largest for-profit hospital chain in the United States with 163
facilities, had uncovered evidence as far back as 2002 and as recently as
late 2010 showing that some cardiologists at several of its hospitals in
Florida were unable to justify many of the procedures they were performing.
Those hospitals included the Cedars Medical Center in Miami, which the
company no longer owns, and the Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. *In
some cases, the doctors made misleading statements in medical records that
made it appear the procedures were necessary, according to internal reports.
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Read More:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/07/business/hospital-chain-internal-reports-found-dubious-cardiac-work.html?emc=na


CPAs, Doctors, Bankers, Priests, Stock Brokers, Pastors, etc.  Who is left
to trust?

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