August 7th, 2012
NY Times: HCA Concealed Significant Problems at Lucrative Cardiac Centers
Larry Husten, PHD
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 it, according to an investigative report in the New York Times by Reed Abelson and Julie Creswell. […]
August 6th, 2012
DOJ Investigating Interventional Cardiology Services at HCA
Larry Husten, PHD
The hospital giant HCA has disclosed that the U.S. 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 10 […]
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