Gabapentin Increasingly Involved In Overdose Deaths
July 8, 2022
Gabapentin Increasingly Involved In Overdose Deaths: The CDC recently reported that postmortem toxicology tests detected gabapentin in almost 1 in 10 overdose deaths in the United States between 2019 and 2020. In about half of the cases, a medical examiner or coroner ruled that gabapentin was a caus[...]
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New York City Medical Malpractice Statistics (FY 2021)
June 27, 2022
NYC Medical Malpractice Statistics: The New York City Annual Claims Report for Fiscal Year 2021 that was issued on June 22, 2022 stated with regard to medical malpractice claims against New York City: Since FY 2012—when 624 claims were filed—the number of medical malpractice claims filed has ste[...]
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Health Care Data Stolen From Shields Health Care Group
June 12, 2022
Shields Health Care Group, Inc. (“Shields”), which provides management and imaging services on behalf of health care facilities, announced in June 2022 that on March 28, 2022, it was alerted to suspicious activity that may have involved data compromise. The investigation determined that an unkno[...]
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Former Tennessee Clinic Owner Sentenced for Opioid Distribution
April 3, 2022
The United States Department of Justice announced on January 21, 2022 that a former nurse practitioner and clinic owner was sentenced in the Eastern District of Tennessee to 168 months in prison and $700 in special assessments, followed by three years of supervised released, for illegally distributi[...]
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