The state recently charged a physician with murder in connection to a tragic abortion procedure. The state charged the New York doctor, who has conducted over 40,000 abortions, with a crime in connection to the procedure.What happened during the procedure? The...
Month: May 2018
OIG most wanted list includes TX home health care company owner
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has named a former Texas health care company owner as one of its “most wanted.” The agency indicted the business owner on various criminal charges related to health care fraud, including conspiracy to pay kickbacks and...
Obstetrician faces jail time for HIPAA violation
The Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to crack down on pharmaceutical marketing practices. The most recent allegations involve an obstetrician who was accused of illegally providing patient information to a drug company.More on the charges: What did the OB do...
Study: TX OBs wrongly blamed for high maternal mortality rate
The journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology released a study in 2016 that found the maternal mortality rate in Texas "mysteriously skyrocketed between 2010 and 2012." The researchers stated that the number of pregnancy related deaths doubled in this two-year time span....
Three examples of False Claims Act Violations in 2017
The government collected over $1.8 billion in Medicare and Medicaid fraud cases in 2017. The government collected these funds through a combination of criminal convictions and settlements. Medicare fraud settlements with the government accounted for over $27 million....
Should criminal allegations lead to loss of hospital privileges?
A pediatric surgeon facing allegations of cybersnooping on his now ex-girlfriend is in the midst a national debate over when a physician should lose his or her hospital privileges. Should the hospital consider a physician accused of a crime innocent until proven...
TX doctor’s medical license suspended, allegations of assault
The Texas Medical Board (TMB) recently suspended the medical license of a family and occupational doctor. The TMB moved forward with the suspension based on allegations of improper prescriptions of drugs and sexual assault of two patients. The TMB stated at this time,...
New York psychiatric center blamed for death of child
A 14-year-old patient at a New York psychiatric center suffered cardiac arrest due to a severe case of constipation and bowel obstruction. The center transferred the girl to a university hospital. She died within 24-hours of the transfer. The psychiatric center...