Monday, October 6, 2008

From The Headlines: Hospital CEO Guilty of Bribery

This just landed in my inbox:

Breaking News

Robert Urciuoli, former president and chief executive officer of 146-bed Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, R.I., was again found guilty of conspiring to bribe a state senator to use his public office to press the hospital’s interests. Frances Driscoll, the hospital’s former senior vice president, was acquitted of a charge related to the scheme. Their previous convictions on the same charges were overturned on appeal last year. Read more soon at modernhealthcare.com.

I can't help but think that the healthcare system is so broken that hospital executives can't compete without cheating. Something has to give.

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