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Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Former patient claims confidentiality breach in Prime Healthcare lawsuit

January 18, 2013, 12:05 AM
A former Redding hospital patient has sued the Prime Healthcare Services chain for disclosing her medical files to hundreds of people without permission. In a lawsuit filed last month in Shasta County Superior Court, Darlene Courtois, a retired teacher's aide, accused Prime of repeatedly... + read more
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Prime hospital abruptly stops billing Medicare for rare ailment

December 20, 2012, 12:05 AM
After billing Medicare for treating more than 1,100 cases of a rare affliction, a Prime Healthcare Services hospital in Redding abruptly stopped last year, state health records show. The change occurred soon after California Watch published a story about aggressive billing practices at the hospital... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Prime hospital fined $95,000 for confidentiality breach

November 28, 2012, 12:35 PM
A Prime Healthcare Services hospital in Redding has been fined $95,000 for publicizing a patient’s confidential medical files in an effort to discredit a California Watch news report. The state Department of Public Health imposed the financial penalties on Prime’s Shasta Regional... + read more
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Prime hospital cited for patient confidentiality violation

May 4, 2012, 12:05 AM
A Prime Healthcare Services hospital in Redding broke state law when it publicized a patient’s confidential medical files in an effort to discredit a California Watch news report, state regulators say. The state Department of Public Health on Tuesday issued five "deficiencies"... + read more
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