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For the record, nobody’s ever told me I need to admit more (or less).

Hospitals: The cost of admission

December 2, 2012 4:42 PM

Steve Kroft investigates allegations from doctors that the hospital chain they worked for pressured them to admit patients regardless of their medical needs.

 

First thoughts: this HMA company’s about to get an ugly look-at by the feds. I feel bad for the docs (and the admins) that blew the whistle.

Wonder if any of them filed a Qui tam action?

1 thought on “CBS News: (some) ER Docs pressured to admit at a for-profit chain

  1. This (and the insane medico-legal climate) is one of the reasons I would never practice down south…

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