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Kickbacks cost hospitals $2.6M in settlement with feds


June 22, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

A whistle-blowing cardiologist has cost two hospitals millions to settle claims that they engaged in an illegal kickback-for-referral scheme.

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Nurse faces 10 years in prison for reporting doc’s malpractice


February 9, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

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A nurse who reported a doctor’s unorthodox-at-best techniques now finds herself facing criminal charges of misusing official information.

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