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“Playing Doctor” – A Cautionary Tale From Health IT Pioneers.

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On September 17, 2003, the appellate judge ordered the feeding tube removed for a second time. Clearly, not all health technology innovators share this narrow focus. The parents challenged the removal in court and lost. The tube was finally removed on April 24, 2001. She died at a Pinellas Park hospice on March 31, 2005.