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Pap smear suit.(Policy & Practice)

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| February 01, 2004 | Scheineder, Mary Ellen | COPYRIGHT 2004 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Three law firms have filed a class action suit on behalf of tens of thousands of women who had Pap smears processed by Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh. The suit charges that the hospital knowingly misrepresented the results of Pap smear tests to gain a greater share of the Pap smear testing market. Thousands of Pap smear reports contained physician names, but were ...

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