Doctor in malpractice probe not working (Sky News Australia)
A Czech-trained obstetrician at the centre of a NSW malpractice investigation is no longer allowed to work in the state.
|
Malpractice Insurance Costs Behind Hawaii Doctor Shortage (Insurance Journal)
The Big Island of Hawaii will soon lose three orthopedic surgeons, leaving the island with only one full-time and one part-time bone surgeon, and none in West Hawaii. Dr. Doug Hiller, president-ele
|
Doctor under investigation worked at Royal Hobart (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
It has been revealed a doctor under investigation interstate for malpractice once worked in Tasmania.
|
On major state legislation, it’s decision time (The Pottsville Republican & Herald)
HARRISBURG — It’s crunch time at the state Capitol for thousands of bills introduced during the past two years. The fate of major legislation to expand health care coverage, subsidize doctors’ malpractice insurance costs, help consumers save on electric bills and improve conditions in Pennsylvania’s puppy mills will be decided during three days of joint House-Senate sessions.
|
Health care, nurses’ OT on legislators’ plates (The Citizens' Voice)
HARRISBURG — It’s crunch time at the state Capitol for thousands of bills introduced during the past two years. The fate of major legislation to expand health care coverage, subsidize doctors’ malpractice insurance costs, help consumers save on electric bills and improve conditions in Pennsylvania’s puppy mills will be decided during three days of joint House-Senate sessions next week.
|
Ten women come forward about doctor (News Interactive)
TEN women have made serious complaints about their treatment at the hands of a Czech-trained obstetrician in northern NSW who has now been suspended from practice.
|
Disgraced doctor was free to work (Sydney Morning Herald)
THE disgraced obstetrician Roman Hasil had been rejected from practice in three other states but was still allowed to work in NSW when he applied for a job in January at a private sexual health clinic in Sydney.
|
CENTRAL PA NEWS (The Patriot-News)
In states such as Pennsylvania that issue hospital report cards, hospital patients are less likely to die, according to a new report.
|
Personnel (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
RUSSELL, Ky. -- Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital (OLBH) has announced two appointments. G. Michael Sellers as director of Environmental Services, and Jodi Floyd, MA, RD, LD, CDE, has accepted the position of the hospital's manager of Clinical Dietetics.
|
Rogue doctors rare but intolerable: AMA (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) says "rogue" doctors make up a tiny but intolerable proportion of the nation's medical practitioners.
|