Monthly Archives: September 2010

Did hospital "kidnap" patient who wanted to leave?

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Katherine Rourke

    OK folks, I don’t know any more about the following story than you do, but if true, it’s an absolutely insane breakdown in hospital systems — one, I’d argue, that might not have happened in a hospital which had … Continue reading →

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Hospitals: Can you afford to ban big drug company payouts?

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Katherine Rourke

This week, a very interesting (and important) question courtesy of the indefatigable KevinMD.com:  Can hospitals afford to shut down the lucrative relationships doctors have with pharmas?  To quote his blog: “A recent case at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital [has] raised … Continue reading →

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