Nurse Choked With Stethoscope; $15M Award for Blinded Patient; Fake Ozempic Charges
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In upstate New York, a nurse was choked with a stethoscope by a patient in the emergency room, according to police. (Syracuse.com)
A family is seeking answers after a patient fell to his death from a sixth floor window of a Pennsylvania hospital. (WGAL)
A Connecticut jury awarded $15 million to a woman who was blinded during a surgery, after antiseptic solution dripped into her only good eye. (WTNH)
An Ohio woman filed suit after doctors allegedly amputated the wrong leg, eventually leaving her a double amputee. (NBC News)
In Michigan, a nurse is facing a federal charge for allegedly helping a Mexican immigrant escape custody of federal immigration officials at the hospital after being injured during an arrest. (MLive)
The FDA said an investigation led to charges against two Indian nationals for participating in a transnational counterfeit drug distribution scheme that allegedly included counterfeit semaglutide (Ozempic).
In Washington state, a former nurse was accused of having sexual contact with two patients while providing medical care. (KING 5)
Federal prosecutors said a Massachusetts man pleaded guilty to stealing opioids from hospice and dementia care patients.
Also in Massachusetts, a skilled nursing company and its executives will pay $1 million to settle claims that they overcharged federal insurers for rehabilitation services that weren’t medically necessary.
Meanwhile, in Florida, Simon Grinshteyn, MD, was sentenced to 6 months of home confinement and has to pay a fine of more than $3 million for his role in a scheme involving medically unnecessary genetic testing and durable medical equipment.
And a Miami man pleaded guilty in a $500 million COVID testing fraud scheme, in which he submitted fake claims to government healthcare programs.
Two women who provided autism therapy services were arrested and charged with defrauding the Connecticut Medicaid Health Insurance Program, according to the state’s division of criminal justice.
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