by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Thu, 2016 | Plea agreement |
This is the first case I’ve seen of hospital-owned physicians being charged. David Neil Ringel, DO, family physician in Connersville, Indiana, entered a guilty plea in Fayette Circuit Court to a single count of conspiracy to commit forgery June 17, 2016. In exchange...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Thu, 2016 | Doctor charged |
James Fullerton Hooper, MD, 69, a psychiatrist and owner of Dr. James Hooper’s Clinic in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, had been indicted so far on five counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and, according to the police press release, also five counts...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Thu, 2016 | Plea agreement |
Steven Kotsonis, MD, 34, of Compassionate Care Clinic in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin was indicted June 21st. The indictment was for 21 counts including conspiracy and distribution of controlled drugs. His office manager, Susan Moyer, 53, was charged with 10 similar counts....
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Wed, 2016 | Government propaganda |
As expected, physician organizations are jumping on board with the national anti-pain management fervor set off by the CDC Opioid Guidelines. In the June 15, 2016 American Family Physician, the publication of the American Academy of Family Physicians, is the headline...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Tue, 2016 | Doctor charged |
Judge Schroeder Jr. said the potential for a crisis was serious enough to warrant a major change in Gosy’s bail. Dr. Gosy will now be able to return to his practice and, under the direction of a supervising physician, make recommendations on the use of painkillers and...