by Linda Cheek, MD | Jul, Wed, 2020 | Defense |
Ron Chapman posted an article entitled Bye Bye “Good Faith”: 6th Circuit Erodes Medical Decision Making in Opioid Prosecutions on www.healthcaredefenseblog.com. For those interested in following healthcare law, this would appear to be a good blog to follow. The...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jul, Mon, 2020 | Legislative |
The Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act will be on the Oregon ballot in November. This measure is meant to increase access and funding for drug treatment while also decriminalizing some drugs. It establishes a health-based approach to drugs and addiction. If...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Feb, Sat, 2020 | Convicted physician |
Frank H. Bynes, Jr, MD, a 70 y/o internal medicine doctor in Savannah GA, was sentenced to 20 years in prison (probably a life sentence unless we do something) on Valentine’s Day for prescribing legal opioids to established medical patients with pain. In contrast to...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Feb, Tue, 2020 | Pharmacist charged |
Goodbye Independent Pharmacies Another caring, independent pharmacy bites the dust. Farmville Discount Drug Inc. in Farmville, North Carolina and its owner and pharmacist-in-charge, Robert (Bob) L. Crocker, have been closed down by a consent agreement with the...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Aug, Fri, 2019 | Doctor charged |
William R. Bauer, MD, 82, a neurologist in Port Clinton, OH with over 50 years of experience was indicted on 200 counts of distribution of controlled substances (fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, and other drugs) and 14 counts of healthcare fraud. As usual,...