It is never a good idea to brag on social media. Feds recently arrested the CEO of a pharmaceutical company, known for splashy posts on Facebook and Instagram that include his million-dollar mansion and multiple fancy vehicles like a red Ferrari, Bentley, and...
A U.S. District Judge recently sentenced a physician to ten years imprisonment for his role in a fraudulent billing scheme. The sentence also included three years of supervised release and a restitution payment of over $4.2 million. The case began in 2017 with a...
A professor with the department of Psychiatry at the University of California Davis notes that physicians are “inherently very resilient people.” He should know. He is an expert in the psyche of physicians and recently released a paper Physician Suicide: Cases and...
The Texas Medical Board (TMB) is the organization in Texas responsible for the medical licenses of physicians that wish to practice medicine anywhere in the state. If patients, other medical professionals or the public has a complaint about a healthcare provider, they...
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently built a successful case against a Texas doctor. In this case, the DOJ stated the physician who owned and operated a medical clinic in Houston was signing false and fraudulent “plans of care” for home health...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a settlement agreement with a Texas medical center and surgeons. The settlement, for approximately $15 million, is the most recent in a series of claims the DOJ has pursued in recent months against medical...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will begin accepting applications for Relief through this package October 5th. The agency has stated the goal is to help cover approximately 2% of patient revenue lost as a result of the pandemic.The HHS is encouraging...
The physician received his medical training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and the Texas Heart Institute at Baylor St Luke's Medical Center in Houston. Hospital officials hired the specialist in 2018 to fill a variety of cardiology...
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has stated physician groups throughout the country are mistakenly choosing the wrong code when it comes to charging Medicare for services provided to stroke patients.What is the problem? According to a...
A federal investigation can result in criminal charges, but what does this mean? The implications of these charges can vary, depending on the details of the alleged crime. But, when the allegations involve a medical professional, the impact extends beyond dealing with...
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