7 PHS executives suspended in corruption probe

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Seven U.S. Public Health Service executives were suspended with pay on Feb 18, 1992 and charged with attempting to defraud the government of $21,000 by double-billing travel-related expenses. The executives worked in the San Francisco office, which supervises federal health programs for Western states, Guam and American Samoa. Former Assistant Surgeon General Sheridan Weinstein was named as a co-conspirator, but was not charged.

Cases, Investigations, Misconduct in office, Government executives, United States. Public Health Service, Weinstein, Sheridan

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Quality of care questioned: bidding principles for PROs hit

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The Health Care Financing Administration pricing standards developed for Medicare have met with opposition from physicians, hospitals and a few professional standards review organizations because of an overemphasis on admission controls rather than quality control of medical care.

Standards, Evaluation, United States. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Professional standards review organizations (Medicine)

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MDs urged to safeguard care quality under DRGs

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Physicians are expected to protect their patients against financial abuse, as well as assure their patients' quality care under the government's proposed diagnosis-related groups system.

Offices & clinics of medical doctors, Social aspects, Management, Social policy, Reagan, Ronald, Medicare, United States. Department of Health and Human Services, Diagnosis related groups, Heckler, Margaret M.

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