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881. Backlash Against Pill Mills May Take Down Legitimate Pain Clinic With it
... top 100 oxycodone-purchasing physicians in the nation last year coming from the state, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Each metro area has both pill mills and legitimate clinics. For instance, Dr. Diaz-Ramirez ...20 June 2011 -
882. Quiet Nature of Phantom Pharmacies Complicates Federal Regulation
... is the term for criminals using a legitimate address to establish a fake pharmacy business. Using stolen physician IDs and patient insurance ID numbers, the operators write phony prescriptions for expensive ...20 June 2011 -
883. Chicago Weight Loss Physician Subject of FBI Manhunt for Fraudulent Billing
A Chicago-area physician known for his weight loss services is being sought by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for allegedly submitting false claims to payors and Illinois' Medicaid program, according ...20 June 2011 -
884. Boston Pharmacist Sentenced to 4 Years in Jail for Medicaid Fraud
... Mass., fraudulently billed MassHealth for medications that were never prescribed by a physician for dispense from his pharmacy, according to the report. Mr. Nsonwu was sentenced to charges of false Medicaid ...17 June 2011 -
885. Texas Sheriff Sentenced to Year in Jail for Retaliation Against Nurses
A Texas sheriff has been sentenced to 400 days in jail and four years of probation after he was convicted in a retaliation case involving two nurses and a physician at Winkler County Memorial Hospital ...16 June 2011 -
886. Two Officers From Florida's Dynamic Therapy Plead Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
Two officers of a physician therapy company in Lakeland, Fla., have pleaded guilty to their involvement in a Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. ...14 June 2011 -
887. 10 Top Priorities of Surgery Center Physicians
Two surgery center administrators, one physician and a management company CEO discuss 10 common priorities of surgery center physicians — and what ASCs can do to keep their physicians happy. 1. ...14 June 2011 -
888. ASC Turnarounds – 5 Key Steps for Success
... non-competes and terminating events and redemptions should be revisted and updated, if necessary. 2. Add physician owners. The ownership mix and percentage of ownership available to each physician is ...10 June 2011 -
889. Florida Radiology Clinic to Pay $3M to Settle Alleged Anti-Kickback, Stark Law Violations
... Midtown Imaging allegedly submitted false claims to Medicare from 2000-2008 by entering into certain leasing and professional services agreements with referring physicians in violation of the Anti-Kickback ...09 June 2011 -
890. 5 Senators Request Investigation Into Legality of Physician-Owned Distributorships
Five U.S. senators have asked the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to launch a probe into physician-owned distributorships to determine their legality, according to a ...09 June 2011 -
891. Anesthesiologist on the Move: Dr. David Grinbergs Joins TeamHealth as President of Emergency Medicine
... has additional residency training in anesthesiology. He has successfully led several healthcare organizations throughout his career and comes to TeamHealth from EmCare, where he served as a physician executive ...07 June 2011 -
892. Allegations of Overbilling, Kickbacks at Florida's Halifax Health Move Forward
... continue, according to a Daytona Beach News-Journal report. Halifax's director of physician services filed the lawsuit in 2009, claiming Halifax overbilled Medicare by tens of millions each year "for many ...07 June 2011 -
893. New York Physician Allegedly Billed Medicaid for Unnecessary HIV Drugs
A New York physician has been indicted for prescribing HIV medications to patients without the disease and billing Medicaid for the treatment, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Suresh Hemrajani, ...06 June 2011 -
894. Connecticut Physician to Pay $2.2M to Settle False Billing Allegations
A Hartford, Conn., physician has agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle government allegations that he billed Medicaid for services never rendered, according to a Hartford Courant report. From 2004-2009, ...02 June 2011 -
895. Dr. Christina Clardy of Houston Convicted on 14 Counts of Healthcare Fraud
A Houston physician has been convicted of conspiracy, 14 counts of healthcare fraud and three counts of mail fraud, according to a Houston Chronicle report. Christina Clardy, MD, worked at a Houston ...01 June 2011 -
896. Florida Physician Convicted on 17 Counts of Healthcare Fraud
A physician from Destin, Fla., has been convicted of healthcare fraud and illegally dispensing prescription drugs, according to a Daily News report. Robert Bourlier, MD, was convicted on 126 counts ...25 May 2011 -
897. 6 Ways an ASC Can Lose Physicians — and What to Do About it
Losing a key physician is a scary prospect for an ambulatory surgery center because it can mean taking a big hit in surgical case volume, says Mike Lipomi, president and CEO of Surgical Management Professionals ...24 May 2011 -
898. May/June 2011 Issue of Becker's ASC Review
... can Hospitals and ASCs Align?; Meet Every ASC Buyer; What Will ACOs Mean for ASCs and Specialists? Deduct $200 from the Registration Fee. Click to continue » Physician-Owned Device Companies - A ...02 May 2011 -
899. 12 Fraud and False Claims Cases Involving Physicians
... from Medicare or Medicaid. 6. Florida Physician Sentenced to 28 Months in Prison for False Claims A physician from Jacksonville, Fla., has been sentenced to 28 months in prison and $475,000 in fines ...17 May 2011 -
900. West Virginia OB/GYN Sentenced to 1 Year of Prison for Healthcare Fraud
... Danine Rydland. Related Articles on Physicians and Fraud: Gynecologist Dr. Latika Patel to Pay $750K to Settle False Claims Allegations California Obstetrician Faces Disciplinary Action for Overbilling ...17 May 2011