Posted by Admin | 11:40 AM

The case of the over-marketing of Kyphon's kyphoplasty device (look here ) just got more complicated, and now appears to have involved a...

Labels: HCA, impunity, Kyphon, legal settlements, medical devices, Medtronic, mergers

Posted by Admin | 8:51 AM

A long time ago in the US, most people got care from physicians who were self-employed, or part of physician partnerships.  If they had to b...

Labels: broken promises, deception, HCA, hospital systems, mergers, mission-hostile management, public relations

Posted by Admin | 1:33 PM

Last month, we posted about investigative reports that suggesting that for-profit hospital chain HCAwas pushed by its private equity owner...

Labels: corporate integrity agreement, HCA, legal settlements, Stark Law

Posted by Admin | 11:33 AM

Issues raised by the increasing influence of private equity firms in the direct care of patients were illuminated by a series of articles a...

Labels: Bain Capital, corporate physician, email privacy, finance, HCA, mission-hostile management, perverse incentives

Posted by Admin | 5:36 AM

Health IT systems will be/are used to control you - a medical professional - in your treatment of patients, and could land you in court if...

Labels: generic management, HCA, healthcare IT amateur, healthcare IT difficulties, Mismanagement