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Extent of Echocardiogram Backlog Debacle at NYC’s Harlem Hospital Grows
By Marc J. Bern - Last updated: Saturday, June 5, 2010
Doctors reviewing the backlog of thousands of echocardiograms performed at New York City’s Harlem Hospital found there are substantially more of the unread tests than previously thought and they span a period years longer, said an article yesterday by The New York Times. An echocardiogram is a test that uses sound waves to create a [...]
