Body of Missing Oncologist Found; Doc Accused of Luggage Theft; Fired Doc’s Lawsuit
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The body of oncologist Dmitriy Zak, MD, was recovered from an Arkansas lake on Tuesday morning, 2 days after he was reported missing. An autopsy will be performed. (White River Now)
A doctor from Brazil was accused of pulling other passengers’ luggage off the airport carousel at Miami International Airport, opening them, and taking items that were inside. (NBC Miami)
North Carolina emergency medicine physician Richard Arriviello, DO, was arrested following an alleged road rage incident where he fired shots into a Jeep carrying two sisters. (WBTV)
New Jersey ophthalmologist Joseph Napolitano, MD, has filed a suit against his hospital alleging it fired him so it could replace him with someone younger. (NJ.com)
The man who is charged with shooting and killing an Alabama nurse in a hospital parking garage reportedly ate excrement and chewed off his own index finger while in custody. (WVTM)
An Ohio nurse pleaded guilty in the death of an 84-year-old woman at a rehabilitation center. The woman allegedly wandered off and spent the night outside, ultimately dying of hypothermia, without the nurse noticing. (Cleveland19.com)
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into a safety event at Ascension St. Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville. Four patients were reportedly given potassium phosphate instead of the anesthetic mepivacaine during routine procedures. (Becker’s Clinical Leadership)
A former senior director of data analytics at Optum was sentenced to 3 years in prison for creating a no-show job for a friend and then collecting about 60% of that friend’s salary. (Becker’s Payer Issues)
The former owner of two telemedicine companies was sentenced to 2 years in prison for his role in a scheme involving unnecessary durable medical equipment, including back and knee braces, federal prosecutors said.
A Tennessee Medicare Advantage provider will pay $2.4 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false diagnosis codes in order to boost payments, according to the Department of Justice.
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