Stories about physicians and other healthcare professionals involved in lawsuits—as either a plaintiff or a defendant—or accused of breaking the law. Various legal updates or unusual stories in the news may land here.
Layne Tarbox, MD, and his attorney filed the complaint Oct. 28, alleging a husband-wife pair of rads engaged in fraud at one of the Pacific Northwest's largest medical groups.
A 63-year-old man visited the Saint Vincent ED in Worcester, Mass., but was told he couldn't receive a crucial IR service for three days, with no available specialist on hand.
East River Medical Imaging PC experienced the data breach sometime between August and September 2023, with over 533,000 individuals potentially impacted.
Attorneys filed the complaint Sept. 24 in the New York State Supreme Court, also naming William A Weiner, MD, and Nexray Medical Imaging as defendants.
Washington becomes one of a select few where attorneys can also go after a hospital that hired outside physicians, joining South Carolina, Michigan, Maryland and Iowa
“While the result was surprising and unsatisfying, we are nevertheless pleased that the panel rejected any recovery to UHC," the California-based practice said on Thursday.
UPDATED: “Dr. Gomes and [National Interventional Radiology Partners] clearly prioritized greed above the health and well-being of their elderly patients,” an FBI agent charged.
CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.