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Medical facility fixes flaws (Baltimore Sun) Quest lab remedies major


Medical facility fixes flaws (Baltimore Sun)
Quest lab remedies major testing faults; minor ones still exist A Baltimore medical laboratory cited in November after distributing inaccurate test results has corrected major problems, but it still has less serious deficiencies, including a lack of staff to complete quality-control paperwork, government inspectors say.

City ambulance service already in the black (Observer-Dispatch)
UTICA The city's new ambulance service is already making money, according to city officials. In the six-month period that ended Jan. 31, the department collected almost $355,000. That figure, though, doesn t tell the whole story because of delays in recouping Medicare and Medicaid claims.


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