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The CDC states that about 7,4000 peo;e caught the virus while seeking care at hospitals for other conditions. This is a very small amount of people in the large picture and is also small compared to those harmed by not seeking care because of the virus.
Hospitals are charging private insurers almost 250 times what they charge Medicare for the same procedures. The hospitals refute the RAND study as too small and limited a data set. This will make all look at the mega hospitals and their market power.
Scribes are now the rage. A physician may have a recorder in his office or wear special glasses that allows the scribe to see and hear the office session. The scribe may be anywhere, in a nerby exam room or in a different country. Some may write or use voice recognition systems. Interestingly HIPAA allows this without patient consent but some states require patient consent. Top
Universal Health Services, the operator of about 250 facilities, had their IT go down due to a hack. This meant all charting etc was by hand and pointed out the huge problem with computers in hospitals. There was no way to see med lists or other patient information need to care to the person. Their phones are also run by computers so nurses could not easily communicate with physicians.
After two years Baylor St. Lukes is now cleared to restart their heart transplant program. They had too many deaths and complications so lost their accreditation in 2018. Top
A whistleblower LPN has claimed without proof that an OB at Irwin County Detention Center has been doing hysterectomies on patients without their full consent. She also was terminated several months prior to the complaint she says for questioning why the facility was not being more protective regarding the virus. Top
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