Tag: malpractice

A Michigan nurse practitioner pled guilty and three doctors settled civil suits as part of a Medicare fraud sting dubbed Operation Happy Clickers. The medical professionals illegally signed off on orders for unnecessary medical braces and cancer genetic testing promoted by telemarketers. The series of criminal and civil actions were part of an ongoing national

A federal judge sentenced Javaid Perwaiz, MD, to 59 years in prison for healthcare fraud and performing unnecessary gynecologic and obstetrical procedures, including sterilizations without patients’ consent. Judge Rebecca Smith of the US District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, handed down the sentence, telling the physician, “This [was] an overwhelming amount of fraud at every

Liability insurance premiums are rising at a rate not seen in nearly 20 years, according to a new report from the American Medical Association (AMA). While the report is based on premium increases that predated the COVID-19 pandemic, it cites experts who predict that the upward trend in insurance costs will continue. These forecasts come