Hepatitis Cases Spur Safety Measures

Kristen Diane Parker, a surgical technician, cruised for empty operating rooms at the Denver hospital where she worked. Parker would slip into the rooms and steal syringes of fentanyl, a powerful painkiller, replacing them with syringes she had filled with a saline solution. Parker, who has hepatitis C, allegedly had used those decoy syringes - the source of transmission, authorities believe - on at least 23 Coloradans now infected with the liver-damaging disease, according to her confession to investigators.

Lawmaker Says State Needs Background Checks For Nurses

A 7NEWS investigation has found a nurse accused of stealing medications from a Denver hospital lied on her nursing license application, and now a state lawmaker says the law should be changed.

HealthcareSource Extends Leadership in Healthcare Talent Management, Growing Over 40% in First-Half of 2009
In the second quarter, HealthcareSource launched a unique partner program for background screening vendors. This program provides value to clients by offering vendor integration without incurring additional fees.

Failure To Conduct Adequate Pre-Employment Criminal Background Search Costs Assisted Living Facilty $750,000
A jury awarded $750,000 to a disabled man who was a resident at Cote De Neige Home for Adults after he was sexually assaulted by a worker at the facility. The lawsuit was brought against the assisted living facility for their failure to conduct an adequate pre-hiring background search before hiring a certified nursing assistant.

Nurse fired for allegedly stealing drugs had been fired before

DENVER - A nurse fired from St. Anthony Central Hospital and arrested for stealing pain medication, was previously fired from Swedish Medical Center. A spokeswoman for Swedish says Jillian Fischer was fired January 28, 2008 for misconduct and was not eligible to be rehired at the hospital. She was suspended on January 3, 2008. > read more