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Added 03/06/10, 3:41 pm by admin

Baby taken by woman posing as government employee

Florida, USA

A couple take their baby home from the hospital while followed by a woman claiming to be from the Florida Department of Children and Families. The impostor tells the parents they must give her the baby... and they do! Amber alert is triggered. Morale of the story: Stand up for your rights and don't always believe what the "authority" tells you.

From: www.palmbeachpost.com




Added 03/06/10, 3:33 pm by admin

Man steals doctors' identities - bills Medicare $3.2 million in fraudulent services in one month

California, USA

The man used stolen identities of four physicians to submit about 6,000 insurance claims for more than 800 patients. No services were ever performed.

From: www.glendalenewspress.com




Added 03/05/10, 2:33 pm by admin

Patient fired for arguing politics

Florida, USA

The patient walked into the doctor's office, ripped signs off the wall and "tossed them out". The doctor realizes this patient is hostile toward her and sends a letter to the patient requesting she find a new doctor. And the patient is surprised?

From: www2.tbo.com




Added 03/05/10, 2:26 pm by admin

Doctors make $1 million/year for prescribing pain pills

Florida, USA

This sure beats the racket that drug dealers have on the streets. None of the five doctors that work for the clinic, American Pain, have ever been disciplined: Dr. Cynthia Cadet of Fort Lauderdale; Dr. Jacob Dreszer of Hollywood; Dr. Roni Dreszer of Hollywood; Dr. Michael Aruta of Boca Raton; and Dr. Beau Boshers of Palm Beach Gardens.

From: www.miamiherald.com




Added 03/04/10, 10:53 pm by admin

Doctor takes insurance company to small claims court... and wins!

Florida, USA

The dermatologist's strategy: win back the roughly $130,000 he contends Humana Inc. owed his practice in unpaid bills, even if it took filing a few small claims at a time.

From: www.ama-assn.org




Added 03/04/10, 10:23 pm by admin

Bill Protects Hospital Emergency Rooms

Florida, USA

A new bill in Florida would give hospital emergency rooms "sovereign immunity''. The bill would extend protection from just doctors to other hospital employees, too, including nurses and paramedics.

From: www.healthnewsflorida.org




Added 02/26/10, 2:54 pm by admin

Nurse fired for allegedly posting pictures on Facebook

Wisconsin, USA

Patient goes to ER with object stuck in rectum. Accusation: Nurses LOL and take photos with cell phones, then upload to Facebook for more LOL's. Nurse fired.

From: www.chuckgallagher.com




Added 02/26/10, 2:47 pm by admin

ER workers take pictures of shark attack victim and email to friends

Florida, USA

A state attorney said disseminating the photos of the victim would have been a third-degree felony had they been taken at an autopsy. Yeah, how about that HIPAA law?

From: www.palmbeachpost.com




Added 02/22/10, 4:42 pm by admin

Kentucky Worst for Abuse of Prescriptions

Kentucky, USA

Prescriptions are legal for doctors to prescribe, but the people who abuse them go to jail. 500 people in Kentucky have been charged and 300 in Kentucky arrested. The drugs were prescribed by Florida doctors.

From: www.youtube.com




Added 02/15/10, 10:22 pm by admin

Patients Easily Obtain and Abuse Prescription Drugs

Florida, USA

Why did CNN pull this video? The video did a sensational job documenting this drug problem.

From: edition.cnn.com




Added 02/10/10, 9:50 pm by admin

Vaccinated People Getting Mumps

New York, New Jersey USA

More than 1,000 people in New Jersey and New York have come down with mumps in the past six months. Is the mumps vaccine helping? Surprisingly, 77 percent of those people that got mumps were immunized.

From: edition.cnn.com




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