| Subject: | OIG Releases Report on Physician-Owned Specialty Hospitals Ability To Manage Medical Emergencies |
| Category: | Office of Inspector General (OIG)
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| Published: | Mon, 14 Jan 2008 - 06:00 am |
| The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently released a report that provides an assessment of physician-owned specialty hospitals' ability to manage medical emergencies. According to OIG, two recent deaths of specialty hospital patients have raised concerns about the ability of these hospitals to manage medical emergencies. In both instances, a patient experienced complications following elective surgery; neither hospital had a physician on duty at the time the emergency... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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