Military Hospital Whistleblowers Face Unique Risks
December 29, 2014
In an article published in The New York Times on December 20, 2014, the professional and financial risks that military hospital whistleblowers are exposed to were highlighted and discussed. While whistleblowers at civilian hospitals in the United States face many of the same risks to their careers [...]
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Louisiana Medical Malpractice Case Filed For Woman’s Death In ER
December 24, 2014
In October 2014, the family of a woman who died after being mistreated for a heart attack in a hospital emergency room in Louisiana filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the physician who had treated the woman in the emergency room and the hospital where the alleged medical negligence took p[...]
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North Carolina Surgeon Found Liable For Medical Negligence
December 23, 2014
On December 17, 2014, a North Carolina medical malpractice jury found that the defendant surgeon was negligent in performing surgery on a pregnant patient in 2009. The medical malpractice testimony in the case began on December 8 and was capped by the defendant testifying on his own behalf the day [...]
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Perpetrators Of $56M Medicare Fraud Scheme Plead Guilty
December 22, 2014
On December 17, 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs announced that the mastermind of a $56 million Medicare fraud scheme and his physician-accomplice have pleaded guilty in the federal court in Louisiana to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to falsify r[...]
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