Mississippi Business Journal » chemotherapy

Kirkland Hair is staying on the cutting edge

Stephen McDill — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:14:58 +0000

Jim McFadden still chokes up when he tells the story of Jackson barber Jeri Kirkland’s funeral. “She was a great lady,” he says of his mother-in-law. “She had a congressman be her pallbearer. She had some of the top Jackson businessmen carry her to her grave. Kings carrying their servant to her grave.” Business would [...]

The post Kirkland Hair is staying on the cutting edge appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Sentencing postponed for three convicted of chemotherapy fraud

Associated Press — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:06:49 +0000

SUMMIT — A federal judge has rescheduled the sentencing hearing for a doctor and two others convicted in a multimillion-dollar fraud involving watered-down chemotherapy drugs and old needles. Dr. Meera Sachdeva, Brittany McCoskey and Monica Weeks had been scheduled for sentencing Nov. 16 in U.S. District Court in Jackson. That has been pushed back until [...]

The post Sentencing postponed for three convicted of chemotherapy fraud appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Judge reschedules sentencing in cancer center fraud case

Associated Press — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:00:31 +0000

SUMMIT — A federal judge has rescheduled sentencing hearings for three women convicted in a multimillion-dollar fraud involving watered-down chemotherapy drugs and old needles. Dr. Meera Sachdeva, Brittany McCoskey and Monica Weeks are scheduled for sentencing Nov. 16 in U.S. District Court in Jackson. Sentencing had been scheduled for Monday. Sachdeva founded the Rose Cancer [...]

The post Judge reschedules sentencing in cancer center fraud case appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Ex-Rose Cancer doctor, billing agent expected to plead guilty

Associated Press — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:59:52 +0000

SUMMIT — A cancer doctor and a billing agent are expected to plead guilty today to charges related to an alleged scheme to dilute chemotherapy drugs and use old needles on multiple patients. Dr. Meera Sachdeva, Brittany McCoskey and Monica Weeks were indicted last August on charges including conspiracy and witness tampering related to activities [...]

The post Ex-Rose Cancer doctor, billing agent expected to plead guilty appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Trial set for ex-Rose Cancer Center doctor, billing agent

Associated Press — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:16:18 +0000

SUMMIT — An October 29 trial date has been set for a cancer doctor and a billing agent charged with health care fraud that includes allegations of using diluted chemotherapy drugs and old needles. Dr. Meera Sachdeva, Brittany McCoskey and Monica Weeks were indicted last August on charges including conspiracy and witness tampering related to [...]

The post Trial set for ex-Rose Cancer Center doctor, billing agent appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Ex-cancer clinic officer manager pleads guilty to health care fraud

Associated Press — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:54:45 +0000

SUMMIT — An ex-office manager has pleaded guilty in what prosecutors say was a multi-million-dollar health care fraud in which a cancer clinic gave patients diluted chemotherapy drugs and used old syringes on multiple people. Dr. Meera Sachdeva, Brittany McCoskey and Monica Weeks were indicted last August on charges including conspiracy and witness tampering related [...]

The post Ex-cancer clinic officer manager pleads guilty to health care fraud appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Cancer center fraud trial delayed as prosecutors mull more charges

Associated Press — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:45:22 +0000

SUMMIT — A trial that had been scheduled to begin today has been delayed for a former cancer clinic owner and two others charged with participating in a multi-million-dollar fraud that allegedly involved diluting chemotherapy drugs and using old syringes on multiple patients. Dr. Meera Sachdeva, Brittany McCoskey and Monica Weeks are charged with offenses [...]

The post Cancer center fraud trial delayed as prosecutors mull more charges appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Patients of defunct cancer clinic test negative for viral blood infections

Associated Press — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:13:39 +0000

SUMMIT — Mississippi health officials say none of the nearly 300 cancer patients they tested from a defunct clinic have contracted viral blood infections such as HIV because of care at the facility, which is suspected of diluting chemotherapy drugs and using old needles. The Mississippi Health Department closed Rose Cancer Center in Summit in [...]

The post Patients of defunct cancer clinic test negative for viral blood infections appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Cancer doctor’s attorney asks for more time for defense

Associated Press — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:16:15 +0000

SUMMIT — A defense lawyer wants a federal judge to give him more time to prepare for trial in the case of a cancer clinic accused of using old syringes and watered-down chemotherapy drugs. Attorney George Lucas asked for the delay because he expects prosecutors to hand over thousands more pages of information he must [...]

The post Cancer doctor’s attorney asks for more time for defense appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Judge sets trial date for chemotherapy fraud case

Associated Press — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:02:32 +0000

SUMMIT — A federal judge has set a Feb. 7 trial date for a doctor and two others charged in a massive chemotherapy fraud case that authorities say swindled millions from Medicaid and Medicare. Dr. Meera Sachdeva, founder of Rose Cancer Center in Summit, and two others are charged with numerous federal crimes for allegedly [...]

The post Judge sets trial date for chemotherapy fraud case appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.