Marshall Allen

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FBI looking at UMC records leak: Agent says ‘multiple federal laws’ might have been violated; Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009; The FBI said it may investigate a breach of patient privacy laws at University Medical Center, where hospital officials are reeling with the realization that at least one of their employees has leaked confidential names, birth dates and Social Security numbers.
Hospital privacy leak could harm patients: Without authorization from families, accident victims’ info allegedly sent to attorneys’ offices; Friday, Nov. 20, 2009; Private information about accident victims treated at University Medical Center has apparently been leaking for months, the Sun has learned, allegedly so ambulance-chasing attorneys could mine for clients.
Foreign doctors’ sponsor investigated for alleged mistreatment: Allegations include that pediatricians working for him were forced to see up to 75 patients in one day; Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009; When Congress created a program to allow foreign doctors to work in medically needy parts of the country, nobody in Las Vegas took advantage of it more than Dr. Rachakonda D. Prabhu.
Shanghai’s maglev: Flying with both feet on the ground: A reporter’s first-person account of speeding through Shanghai’s outskirts on an adrenaline-laced maglev ride; Friday, Nov. 13, 2009; There’s something about 267 mph that gets the adrenaline pumping. I’m speeding through the outskirts of Shanghai on a maglev train and watching a digital speedometer — measuring kilometers per hour — tick rapidly upward: 146, 147, 148 ... I’m in the maglev’s front car with six Japanese tourists. It’s climbing faster than I can take notes and is now up to 225.
Man says care of his mother at facility left her hospitalized: Chancellor Gardens of the Lakes slapped with admissions suspension; Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009; When David Bornstein checked his elderly mother into Chancellor Gardens of the Lakes, she was able to carry on a conversation, walk with assistance and go on day trips.
State faults facility for care of seniors: It could take over the assisted-living, Alzheimer’s home where 139 elderly live, top inspector says; Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009; All 139 elderly patients at an assisted-living and Alzheimer’s facility may have gone without their medications for weeks, according to a Nevada State Health Division report obtained by the Sun.
Health authorities reached this conclusion after randomly inspecting the case files of 23 residents at Chancellor Gardens of the Lakes. In every instance caregivers either did not have the drugs available, or did not have the time to administer them and threw away the medications, according to a report delivered to the facility Tuesday by inspectors from the state’s Bureau of Health Care Quality & Compliance.
Regulation in need of a checkup: Public missteps, sluggish response to complaints, crises continue to bring criticism on Nevada’s medical board; Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009; The Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners is required by law to protect patients. But critics — doctors and lawmakers among them — say the board is hampered by conflicts of interest, lacks the will to discipline physicians and is accountable to no one.
Health care bill’s word count turns Gibbons off: He’s against it for his usual reasons, too, he tells execs; Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009; Gov. Jim Gibbons was both predictable and perplexing during a speech Tuesday to health care executives at the second annual Nevada Health Care Forum.
Widows: Doctor prescribed narcotics that led to addictions, deaths: Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009; In the last year of his life, Robert Reynolds was prescribed narcotics by two local physicians who were supposed to be collaborating to improve his condition. Reynolds’ family physician, Dr. Kevin Buckwalter, referred him to specialist Dr. Albert Yun Yeh in 2007 for help with his lower back pain. But even after sending Reynolds to the pain specialist, Buckwalter didn’t stop prescribing him narcotics.
Fatigue disorder discovery a ‘milestone’: Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has been stigmatized as a yuppie disease, women's disease or psychological disorder — in part because its cause was unknown and its inconsistent symptoms made it difficult to diagnose. But a discovery by a medical research center based at the University of Nevada, Reno may change the world’s view of the disease.

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Nurses surrender licenses: Wednesday, March 5, 2008
The endoscopy clinic at the root of the hepatitis outbreak is fined $3,000: Tuesday, March 4, 2008; The state of Nevada assessed the maximum possible fine on a clinic that
engaged in dangerous injection practices that put 40,000 people at risk of
hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV -- $3,000.
Another endoscopy center closed, this one in Henderson: Tuesday, March 4, 2008; This morning Henderson city officials suspended the business license of Gastroenterology Center of Nevada at 2610 West Horizon Ridge Parkway, citing a public health emergency and failure to allow a business license officer access to the building.
AG weighs in on Sierra-UnitedHealth merger: Monday, Feb. 25, 2008; Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, in a complaint filed jointly with the U.S. Justice Department, will require a $15 million charitable contribution of UnitedHealth Group in order for the company to merge with Sierra Health Services, the state's largest health insurance company.
Former UMC boss indicted: Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008; Former University Medical Center boss Lacy Thomas today was indicted on 10 counts of theft and misconduct by a public official.
Patients can now book appointments, see test results and more, online: Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008
Flu got ya down, Bunky?: Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008
Edwards camp closing up shop: Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008
Democrats try to sort it out from headquarters: Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008
Edwards, wrapping it up: Friday, Jan. 18, 2008

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