Intel Briefing – February 2012
Medicare study shows most medical errors go unreported. A new study released the first week in January 2012 by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), found hospital employees are only reporting 14 percent of all medical errors and usually do not change their practices to [...]
Intel Briefing – January 2012
Firefighters let home burn over $75 fee — again. Firefighters stood by and watched a South Fulton County, Tennessee, house burn to the ground the week of December 5 because the homeowners did not pay the annual subscription fee for fire service. It is the second time in 2 years firefighters in the area have [...]
Intel Briefing – December 2011
EPA takes next step to cancel 20 mouse and rat control products used in homes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took another step November 2 in the process to cancel 20 mouse and rat control products that do not adequately protect people, particularly young people, from exposure to toxic chemicals. The agency determined that [...]
Intel Briefing – November 2011
Medical records found dumped behind empty building. A couple stumbled upon hundreds of old medical records dumped behind the a department store October 2 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The records date back to the late 1970s and early 1980s. Many have patient names, dates of births, and details about medical conditions. Many of the papers [...]
Intel Briefing – October 2011
WA Longshoremen protest blocks train tracks. Longshoremen kicked off Port of Longview property by a federal judge after reports of violence and death threats resumed their protest September 7 in Vancouver, Washington, blocking a Burlington Northern (BNSF) railroad track. Local 21 of the International Longshore and and Warehouse Union believe they have the right to [...]
