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The past week in healthcare investigations

In Virginia, He's an Addict. In New York, He's Treating Them

"They keep it all very quiet. It's not part of the public record"

Multiple Lawsuits, Multiple Deaths, $900k from Medicare

'More than 15, less than 30' malpractice suits, he said

Medicare Slow to Boot Docs with State Sanctions

Federal program keeps paying physicians found incompetent or unethical

What to Say, How to Help a Hurting Colleague

Doctors, other clinicians seen as 'second victims' in medical misadventures

Wearable Devices Making Strides, But Barriers Remain

More data needed on accuracy, effectiveness

Film Shines Light on Deadly Errors in Medicine

Death toll in U.S. as high as 440,000 per year

Docs, Medical Boards Ignored FDA Warning Letters on CCSVI

Fueled by YouTube, bogus MS 'cure' peddled by docs licensed in multiple states

Seven Surgeries, Two Deaths... and Still Practicing

License surrendered in Wisconsin, doc pops up in N.Y.

Reprimanded and Fined in N.J., No Problem in N.Y.

Dermatologist found using expired drugs and unqualified staff

NPDB Records Often Ignored in Docs' Licensing

Most medical boards rarely look at Practitioner Data Bank

Suspended for Drug Offenses, Now an Addiction Specialist

While on probation for prescription drug issues, doc gets new license in Florida

Lifetime Chaperone in New York, Endowed Chair in Wisconsin

Sex with patient brings 'moral unfitness' decision in one state; another calls it 'minor'

Should Patients Be Allowed to Record Doctors?

Communications expert Ron Harman King examines the legal and practical questions

By the Numbers: Malpractice Hits Nurses, Too

New report sheds light on five years of cases against NPs

AHA: 130/80 mm Hg Is New National BP Target

Multisociety guidelines released accounting for SPRINT data

When and How to Say Sorry to Patients

Apologizing doesn't guarantee losing a malpractice suit -- but it might prevent one

Mental Illness Insults Need Doc Intervention (BMJ)

Firestorm ignored, diagnosis used as an insult

AMA, I Hardly Knew Ye

Group's annual meeting folds its tent, but that tent has really changed

Rethinking PA Practice Laws and Licensure

Eliminating barriers, 'elevating the profession' one bill at a time

A Surprising Place to Find Anti-Kickback Rules

Some aspects of EHRs, telemedicine might technically be illegal

HHS Eyes End of 2017 for Draft Rule on Privacy Breaches

Aims to define what constitutes 'harm' when health records are exposed

AAP: Abortion Parental Consent Laws Do More Harm than Good

Patient's right to confidential care should come first

Medicaid Boom Turns to Bust for Tennessee Docs

Lack of certification triggers payback requirement

301 People Charged With $900 Million in False Medicare Billings

Largest sweep since government fraud team began in 2007

No Medical Basis for TRAPping Physicians

Study: laws restricting abortion providers harm women's health

CardioBrief: LVADs Prolong Life But Sow Confusion at Its End

Uncertainty dogs heart pump patients and their caregivers

Morning Break: Zika, Zika, Zika; Stem Cell Clinics; Stopping Chipotle Burrito Blues

Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the 番茄社区 staff

Is Your Employer Making You Liable for False Claims?

A physician says her employer was upcoding her bills without her consent

Cult Members: Aberrant but Are They Insane?

Courts generally don't accept pleas of not guilty by reason of insanity

One Battle in the War Over Expert Testimony

Medical expert runs afoul of his professional association's rules.

The Case for Body Cameras: Good for Doctors -- and Their Patients

Why one doctor wants to see a camera added to a clinician's equipment checklist.

Concierge Medicine Firm Found Liable for Doctor's Negligence

Believed to be the first-ever judgment against a concierge organization.

When Docs Sue Their Own Hospital

At issue: who has authority to hire, fire, and discipline staff physicians.

Doctor's Memoir Exposes Dark Side of Medicine

Sandeep Jauhar puts his life on stark display to illustrate harmful financial intrusions into medicine in his newest book.

Lethal Injections, MOC, and E-Cigs on AMA Agenda

The American Medical Association is being asked to strengthen its ethical stance on physician participation in execution by extending its ban on doctors participating to include all health professionals.

Murder: Another Ambien Side Effect?

NEW YORK CITY -- Forensic psychiatrists are facing new challenges with murders committed by people under the influence of the sleep drug zolpidem (Ambien) -- not least to persuade the criminal justice system to take their conclusions seriously.

Top 5 Reasons Why Internists Are Sued

Not properly diagnosing a condition and nonmedical errors such as equipment failure accounted for more than half of the malpractice lawsuits against internists, a study found.

Top 5 Reasons Cardiologists Get Sued

Problems with diagnosis -- failing to make one, making the wrong one, or taking too long to get to one -- lead the list of reasons behind cardiology-related lawsuits, revealed closed claims data from a medical malpractice insurer.

Medtronic Sued by 1,000 Infuse Patients

Medtronic said about 1,000 people have sued the company over its bone morphogenetic protein-2 product, Infuse, and that many more lawsuits may be coming.

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