Connecticut Health Investigative Team (https://c-hit.org/category/uncategorized/page/7/)
The average Medicare expense for hospital patients in Connecticut is the sixth highest in the nation, according to a recent review aimed at making health care more efficient.
Connecticut will receive close to $6 million from federal and state settlements with Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories over allegations the company promoted sales and use of the prescription drug Depakote for uses not approved by the FDA.
Two Connecticut physicians charged with misconduct—in one case, related to sex crimes, the other related to drugs—have lost their right to practice medicine in New York State.
More than 500 primary care doctors and nurses are now working in patient-centered medical homes, an increasingly popular health care strategy that advocates say improves care and cuts costs.
The state Medical Examining Board on Tuesday reprimanded the licenses of a New Milford radiologist for patient care lapses, and of a Cheshire physician assistant for improper drug prescribing.
Eight of Connecticut’s 30 acute-care hospitals ended the last fiscal year in the red—double the number that reported financial losses the year before, according to a new state report.
The state Medical Examining Board revoked a Cheshire doctor’s medical license Tuesday alleging that he had consensual sex twice with a drug-addicted patient, continued to prescribe her drugs after she got out of detox, wrote prescriptions in his car and at Starbucks, and sent her sexually explicit text messages.
Three nursing homes in Connecticut have been named to the 2012 “Honor Roll” by U.S. News and World Report magazine—meaning they had perfect 5-star ratings from the federal government for four straight quarters.
The proposed merger of Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Hospital of Saint Raphael solves problems for each of the hospitals: Yale needs at least 140 new patient beds in the next five years, and St. Raphael’s is facing a projected $8 million shortfall in 2013, according to the Certificate of Need application filed with the state this month.
An East Hartford doctor had his license to practice surgery permanently restricted by the state Medical Examining Board Tuesday. The board also fined him $3,000.