Former Hospital Executives Hired Fake (Homeless) Patients
Posted in News Stories on 27. Jan, 2010 | 2 Comments
Former hospital executives recruited the homeless to bill Medicare and Medi-Cal millions of dollars for their care–offering them money, food, and packs of cigarettes. The executives have agreed to a civil settlement after pleading guilty to fraud.
Surgical Tech Spread Hep-C, Plea Deal Rejected
Posted in News Stories on 25. Jan, 2010 | 6 Comments
Last year, a surgical tech from Colorado pleaded guilty to stealing syringes from hospitals and refilling them for patient use. In the process, she infected dozens of patients with Hep-C. A federal judge last week rejected the terms of her plea.
Virginia Nurse Sentenced to Prison for ID Theft
Posted in News Stories on 21. Jan, 2010 | 2 Comments
A nurse in Virginia stole the identities of patients from a nursing home and spent $14,000 using their identities.
Another Patient Commits Suicide at Mental Hospital
Posted in News Stories on 14. Jan, 2010 | 2 Comments
A mental patient at the Patton State Hospital in California commits suicide, adding to a trend of suicides at state mental hospitals.
Feds Indict Doctor of “Using a Weapon of Mass Destruction”
Posted in News Stories on 11. Jan, 2010 | 2 Comments
A weapons dealing doctor is accused of seeking revenge by bombing the car of the chairman of the medical board.
Doctor Indicted for Falsifying Facts of Liver Transplant
Posted in News Stories on 07. Jan, 2010 | 2 Comments
Dr. Richard Lopez, Jr. allegedly authorized a liver transplant into someone who was not intended to receive it. He then lied to transplant authorities for two years before this secret was discovered.
Doctor of Octomom Charged with Negligence
Posted in News Stories on 04. Jan, 2010 | 2 Comments
Fertility doctor of Octomom has been charged by the state medical board with gross negligence in helping his patient produce 14 children in-vitro.