Everyone knows that cannibalism was practiced widely in pre-Colombian Mexico. Go online and you will quickly learn that 15,000 to 20,000 Aztecs were sacrificed each year. This “fact” colors our view of that civilization, and makes it a bit easier to give a pass to the conquistadors who, for all their own rapacity, brought “civilization”…
Trick Or Treat? Hospitals, Haunted By DOJ ICD Investigation, Settle For $250 Million
October 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The specter of the US government investigation into hospital overuse of ICDs has now finally been dismissed. The investigation, which has haunted hospital executives and electrophysiologists since it began in 2011, was finally resolved on the day before Halloween. With a $250 million treat for the government the hospitals have now finally managed to get the unwelcome trick or treaters…
DOJ May Soon Announce Settlements With Hundreds Of Hospitals Over ICD Overuse
September 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The US Department of Justice may be getting ready to announce that hundreds of hospitals have settled with the government in response to a lengthy investigation over ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator) overuse, according to an article by Lisa Schencker in Modern Healthcare. “The U.S. Justice Department may announce in the coming weeks what may be the largest False Claims Act…
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