An obstetrician formerly employed at an upstate hospital can no longer practice medicine in New York. The Department of Health's Board of Professional Medical Conduct sustained charges of misconduct in a pair of cases in which he cared for diabetic patients. In both...
Month: February 2018
DOJ gets less than a tenth of what it requested in kickback case
A New York science and technology news publication is reporting that a jury recently found the former CEO of a diagnostic testing lab and two marketing executives liable for Medicare fraud under the federal False Claims Act.The testing lab is in Virginia and the...
Texas nurse practitioner’s license temporarily suspended
Two-hundred and fifty miles east of Austin sits the Texas city of Nederland on the border with Louisiana. A nurse practitioner there recently had his license suspended by the Texas Board of Nursing.The nurse practitioner worked at a hormone therapy clinic. The board...
Nurses in Texas: Lots of debt could mean no license
It seems astonishing to even consider, but many nurses and other professionals with student loan debt in Texas could lose their licenses to work if they fall into trouble with that debt. The idea is that if nurses know their job is at risk, they will find a way to pay...
Important Notice for Medicare Providers: Medicare Beneficiaries Identifier is replacing Social Security number
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 mandates removal of Social Security Number (SSN)-based HIC numbers from Medicare cards to address current risk of beneficiary medical identity theft. CMS will use a new MBI generator to assign over 150...
Former quarterback faces 3 months in prison in health care fraud
He played quarterback on the frozen tundra of western New York State. Shane Matthews did not have the kind of with the Buffalo Bills that he had enjoyed in college with the University of Florida Gators, however.Matthews was recently sentenced to three months in prison...
Crunching Texas Medical Board numbers
The Texas Medical Board is responsible for the licensing and regulation of doctors in our state. It also oversees acupuncturists, physician assistants, radiologists, respiratory care practitioners and others.The board recently released information on the number of...
SUNSET COMMITTEE CONCLUDES THE BOARD UNFAIRLY PENALIZES NURSES FOR CONDUCT UNRELATED TO NURSING
The Board of Nursing underwent review by the Sunset Advisory Commission during the 85th legislative session, and it was determined that SIGNIFICANT CHANGES be implemented to the Board of Nursing's rules.Most notably, the Sunset Advisory Committee directed the Board of...
MODIFY OR ELIMINATE YOUR TPAPN ORDER
In the Sunset Committee's most recent review of the Board of Nursing, it was established that Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses (TPAPN) is too rigid and cannot be modified depending on the specific needs of a nurse.The Committee determined that TPAPN should be...
Medicare fraud convictions overturned
Sometimes things are not what they appear to be. Nevertheless, our legal system so often finds a way to deliver justice, even after someone has been accused and convicted of crimes. That is the case with a doctor and owner of a home health care business. The two were...