About an hour south of New York City, a pediatric surgeon is facing some of the most serious accusations a doctor can encounter. The 71-year-old New Jersey surgeon is accused of improperly touching a teenage patient, according to news reports.The doctor has had to...
Month: August 2017
Considerations in selling a health care business
If you own a home health care agency, hospice or other health care-related business, a time may come when you start to think about selling it. Maybe you have reached the stage of life where you are considering retirement, or maybe you have found that holding on to the...
Physicians can pay a heavy price for billing errors
People who have received a medical bill and people who have sent out medical bills can both testify to the truth of a recent report that says most medical bills contain errors. In fact, the error rate might be as high as 80 percent, says a health care advocacy group....
Researchers: most medical bills contain errors
Health care experts have been saying it for years, but new research confirms it: the vast majority of medical bills contain errors. In fact, researchers at a health care advocacy group say that the mistake-rate might be as high as 80 percent.The potential problems...
Fraudulent Medicare billing charges filed against cancer centers
21st Century Oncology has three locations in the state of New York: Utica, Mt. Kisco, and closest to New York City, a location in Yonkers. Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute says it has nearly 100 treatment locations in the Sunshine State. Together,...
The hammer falls on Texas doctor convicted of health care fraud
As our regular Austin legal blog readers know, we have more than once written about the ongoing case of a 60-year-old Dallas-area doctor. People across Texas have been wondering when the hammer would fall on Jacques Roy and how hard it would hit.Those questions have...
License suspended, doctor ready to fight “fictitious” charges
It takes just about an hour to drive from New York City north to Valhalla. The city is home to historic New York Medical College. Founded more than a century and a half ago, the school has provided education and training for thousands of doctors.One of its alumni is a...
Could stress cause you to lose your nursing license?
Losing your nursing license would be devastating. After all the years of hard work and dedication to your passion, a revocation is the last thing you want to happen. But even simple mistakes and errors can lead to disciplinary action by the state board. It is...
New multi-state licensing compact encourages mobility for nurses
Mobility is a key element in maintaining job growth in America’s economy. When it comes to nursing, being able to travel to different locations using the same license is just as important. A number of state regulatory boards recognized this and created a Nurse...
National Report Health Care Fraud Week is underway
If you are like most New York City residents, your 2017 calendar includes mentions of the Fourth Of July, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and maybe even Groundhog Day. It probably does not include notes marking National Report Health Care Fraud Week,...