A Florida man has been convicted in a $67 million Medicare fraud scheme that involved tricking doctors into authorizing unnecessary genetic tests. Read the statement from the Justice Dept. below. A federal jury in Fort Pierce, Florida, convicted a Florida man […]
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The following is from Becker’s Healthcare Review. James Luketich, MD, the longtime cardiothoracic chair at Pittsburgh-based [University of Pittsburgh Medical Center] (UPMC) will step down from his role following a federal false claims settlement, the health system confirmed to Becker’s on June
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The following is an excerpt from MedPage Today. An orthopedic surgeon was sentenced to 7 years in prison after he was accused of administering excessive and medically unnecessary x-rays to healthy patients, according to a report from the Sacramento Bee. Gary
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