An unexpected JHACO check catches Massachusetts General Hospital with its pants down:
Inspectors found numerous quality of care problems at Massachusetts General Hospital during a surprise inspection late last year, noting concerns about medication safety, inconsistent handwashing by caregivers, and incomplete medical records.
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are you happy that MGH was busted or are you just pointing out the fact that anyone, including MGH can get busted when it becomes non-compliant with basic practices of carign for patients? nothing worse than a twerpy monday morning quarterback in my opinion. obviously you got locked in your locker one too many times in high school..
A penetrating psychological analysis of Kevin based soley on his choice of a topic to post. Either you are a really really good psychiatrist, or a simple-mined jerk.
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