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Surgeons Are Double and Triple Booking Procedures That Residents Must Perform

Doctors at some of the largest US teaching hospitals are blowing the whistle on a lucrative practice they say endangers patients: Surgeons scheduling two or even three operations at virtually the same time, leaving during critical portions, then billing Medicare …

Texas Governor Orders Probe of Rural Hospital Chain

Aides to Gov. Rick Perry say he has ordered a “deep and comprehensive look” at health care facilities owned by a Dallas-area physician whose rural hospitals have violated safety regulations without drawing state scrutiny. The Dallas Morning News reported that …