Socialized Medicine in Lee County, Florida

Jan 9, 2017 Access, Access to Courts, Constitution, Courts, Florida History, Ft. Myers, Government, Government Health Care, Health, Hospitals, Medical Error, Medical Malpractice, Weekly Comments Off on Socialized Medicine in Lee County, Florida

The Lee Memorial Health System is a Florida Municipal District, authorized by Government Charter to operate hospital services in Lee County, Florida. It is now the only provider of hospital services in Lee County, Florida – owning each and every one of the hospitals currently operating here. In addition, LMHS aggressively pursued the rest of […]

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Lee Memorial and Quality Fraud

Jan 3, 2017 Courts, Ft. Myers, Health, Hospitals, Law, Medical Error, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, News, Quality Fraud, Weekly Comments Off on Lee Memorial and Quality Fraud

In the last weekly blog, we learned that medical error is the third leading cause of death: “Metrics For A New ‘Patient Centric Safety Movement’”. Since the IOM and Johns-Hopkins studies referenced there, the news has grown worse: The Washington Post now reports medical errors are the third leading cause of death. Quality Fraud is a […]

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