Editor’s Note: Dr. Schloss, the medical director of cardiac electrophysiology at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH, originally submitted the following post as a comment on my previous post in which I compared HCA to Barclays and JP Morgan. I’d be very eager to hear responses from other physicians about this subject. Is It The Right Time To…
Guest Post: Is It The Right Time To Introduce Real Supervision Into Medical Practice?
August 10, 2012 by 1 Comment
Why HCA Is Like Barclays And JP Morgan
August 10, 2012 by 3 Comments
Earlier this week the New York Times reported on a pattern of seriously deficient cardiac care at a number of hospitals owned by HCA. Understandably, the most common reaction is simple disgust over more bad cardiology behavior. After the Mark Midei case, after subsequent and even worse cases in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere, the easy thing is to…
NY Times: HCA Concealed Significant Problems At Lucrative Cardiac Centers
August 6, 2012 by 6 Comments
Despite numerous internal reviews that turned up a widespread pattern of unnecessary cardiology procedures being performed at many of its hospitals, the giant HCA corporation did little to rein in the problem or to inform regulators, payers, or patients about the problem, according to an investigative report in the New York Times by Reed Abelson and…
DOJ Investigating Interventional Cardiology Services At HCA
August 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The hospital giant HCA has disclosed that the US Attorney’s Office in Miami is investigating the company and has “requested information on reviews assessing the medical necessity of interventional cardiology services provided at any Company facility (other than peer reviews).” Following its own preliminary investigation, the company said it was aware of such reviews in about…
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