Hospitals Law Firms Patient Safety 
KHN
APRIL 16, 2024
In January, Abbott issued an urgent “ correction letter ” to hospitals about a separate issue in which the HeartMate 3 unintentionally starts and stops due to the pump’s communication system, which cardiologists use to assess patients’ status. The FDA alerted the public in March.
KHN
DECEMBER 19, 2023
had the same device implanted at Methodist Hospital of San Antonio. Hospitals, doctors, and others report device-related deaths, serious injuries, and malfunctions to manufacturers, who are required to investigate and report cases to the FDA. The event was also described in the peer-reviewed Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.
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KHN
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Before COVID-19, most scribes — typically young, aspiring health professionals — worked in the exam room a few paces away from the doctor and patient. This year, as the pandemic led patients to shun clinics and hospitals, many scribes were laid off or furloughed. Remote scribing also raises cybersecurity concerns.
Etactics
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
The difference in compensation comes from a choice between a class action settlement promoted by USC and several law firms or taking individual lawsuits in the state Superior Court. She repeatedly filed complaints to Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento regarding the sexual abuse. She filed the last complaint on July 31, 2008.
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