There are situations a nurse may need to travel across state lines to provide care. One common example is the position of a travel nurse. In order to cut down on the burden that comes with meeting the licensing requirements for each state, nurses in these situations...
Month: June 2019
Cardiologists under fire after NYT piece critiques their stats
The New York Times recently ran a publication that delves into the surgical complications and deaths of a hospital's pediatric heart surgery program. The researchers with the piece state the hospital's mortality rate started going up in 2013. From 2013 to 2017, the...
TX man skips trial, accepts plea deal in health care fraud case
A Texas man accused of health care fraud chose to skip a jury trial and accept a plea deal offered by the prosecution. The state accused the man of falsely submitting claims to Medicare and Medicaid under his father’s name. What happened in this Texas case? The case...
Hastily written law may have unintended impact on labs
Lawmakers are taking action against the current opioid addiction crisis. One specific example involves the passage of the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (EKRA). The law, discussed in detail in a previous post available here, is designed to help better...
Prosecutors accuse doctor, consultant of transvaginal mesh fraud
According to an indictment from a federal court in Brooklyn, United States prosecutors have accused a doctor and surgical consultant of defrauding women into having transvaginal mesh implants unnecessarily removed. The prosecution alleges the two recommended the...
Texas physician accused of improper billing
Physicians who run a private practice must balance the demands of business with the needs of their patients. In an effort to help make everything come together, these medical professionals will likely delegate duties. They may hire administrative staff to operate the...