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The Sad Truth About State Medical Boards
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Worthwhile clip on how state medical boards work. Virginia is sadly no different. All too commonly, our cases involve instances of egregious negligence that go (and previously went) unpunished by the Virginia Board of Medicine. The people who suffer are patients. These patients are later malpracticed upon, suffering permanent injuries…

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2023 Highest Number of Whistleblower Resolutions in History
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The Department of Justice announced settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act exceeded $2.68 billion in 2023. In total, 543 settlement and verdicts occurred–the highest number ever in one year. Healthcare fraud continued to lead the way with cases involving including Medicare Advantage, unnecessary services, and unlawful kickbacks at…

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Unsupervised Nurse Anesthesia – HB1322
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In one of the most blatant money grabs in recent legislative history, Virginia legislators are contemplating making it legal for patients to receive anesthesia without doctor supervision. Why is this important? Anesthesia is one of the most important and risky parts of a procedure. An anesthesiologist essentially gets a patient…

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Financial Advisor Fraud
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We’ve written before about the explosive growth of whistleblower lawsuits for financial fraud, especially with COVID funds. Just this week, the SEC levied fines of $18 million against JP Morgan.[1] The megabank JP Morgan Chase will pay a $18 million fine as part of a settlement with the U.S. Securities…

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Southwest Virginia Home Health Company Charged With Fraud
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This week, nine people were charged with healthcare fraud involving a company that provided home care to residents of Western Virginia. A recently unsealed November 2023 indictment revealed the extent of the scheme. All nine individuals that were charged were owners or employees of Adult N Pediatric Healthcare Service, a…

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Department of Justice pays $900,000 in Suicide Case From Salem VA Hospital
Department of Justice pays $900,000 in Suicide Case From Salem VA Hospital 1200 800 Bo Frith

Negligent Medical Care Leads to Veteran Suicide The Roanoke Times covered this case in an article linked here. Decedent was a 62-year-old Air Force veteran who served in the military for over two decades. She retired in 2000 and since then served as the live-in caretaker for her elderly mother.…

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How Does a Lawsuit Against the VA Hospital Work?
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In the video below, Frith & Ellerman attorney Bo Frith walks through the process of a lawsuit against a Veterans Administration (VA) hospital for medical malpractice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0iWRfammI

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How Nonprofit Hospitals Put Profits Over People
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From the New York Times “The Daily” podcast on January 25, 2023,  including specific information on a hospital system in Virginia: How Nonprofit Hospitals Put Profits Over People  

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How to Choose Your Doctor
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Listen to Dan Frith, president of Frith & Ellerman Law Firm, on podcast Eldercare Success discussing how to choose your doctor.

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Whistleblowers for Opioid Fraud
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One of the most common areas for whistleblowers is the opioid crisis. As chronicled in countless books, podcasts, and TV shows, the opioid industry is rife with fraud. In 2020 and 2021 alone, the Justice Department secured settlements in excess of $3 billion arising from whistleblower and False Claims Act…

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