Nurses seek $1 billion in suit against 65 anesthesiologists

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The Minnesota Assn of Nurse Anesthetists have filed a lawsuit charging Allina Health Corp, five group practices, four hospitals and 65 doctors with wrongfully billing Medicare for services provided by nurse anesthetists. The suit, which seeks over $1 billion in damages and fines, charges that since 1991 the defendants have submitted over 100,000 improper claims. The hospitals and physicians deny any wrongdoing.

Hospitals, Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners, Offices of health practitioners, not elsewhere classified, Physicians & Surgeons, Nurses, Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists), Allina Health System Inc., Nurse anesthetists

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A reminder from behind bars: live by the ethics, doctor

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A physician who discovered that a colleague was in prison for Medicare fraud decided to visit him. However, the convicted man asked his visitor not to come back, but to spread the word that medical ethics should be carefully heeded. Doctors may be imperfect human beings, and medical education will not necessarily impart honesty and conscience.

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Physician's dog helps her restore patient's will to live

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Dogs and other pets can bring great joy into the lives of nursing home patients who often have little human interaction in their lives. The story of an ophthalmologist who brought her dog along on nursing home visits to cheer up the patients is presented.

Social aspects, Personal narratives, Dogs, Ophthalmologists

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