by Associated Press Published: June 12,2012
Tags: Cancer, chemotherapy, clinics, conspiracy, courts, doctors, fruad, health, health care, judges, judicial, judiciary, medicine, physicians, trial, witness tampering
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 23,2012
Tags: bench, Cancer, chemotherapy, clinics, courts, doctors, health, health care, health care fraud, judges, judicial, judiciary, law, medical, medicine, physicians
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 [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 7,2012
Tags: clinic, diagnosis, doctors, health, health care, imaging, medical, medicine, physicians, scans, technology
HATTIESBURG — Hattiesburg Clinic Neurology is the first in Mississippi to perform the recently FDA-approved DaTscan test, which helps physicians differentiate between essential tremor and parkinsonian syndromes, according to the clinic. After the FDA approved DaTscan in May 2011, Hattiesburg Clinic Neurology performed the diagnostic imaging modality just two months later. On July 14, Wendell [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 2,2012
Tags: Cancer, cancer center, chemotherapy, clinic, doctors, federal agency, fraud, health, health care, medical, medicine, onccologist, oncology, physicians, trial
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 [...] [...]
FLOWOOD — River Oaks Hospital reports it is pioneering the use of a minimally invasive surgical device to treat the sacroiliac (SI) joint. Dr. Winston Capel, a neurosurgeon, has performed the state’s first SI joint fusion surgery at River Oaks Hospital using the minimally-invasive iFuse Implant System, according to the hospital. Capel, who according to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 26,2012
Tags: abortion, anti-abortion, bill, doctors, health, health care, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, Legislature, medical, medicine, physicians, pro-abortion, pro-choice, pro-life
JACKSON — A Mississippi Senate chairman has killed a bill that could’ve led to a child-homicide criminal prosecution for anyone performing an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is found. Democrat Hob Bryan, chairman of the Senate Judiciary B Committee, says the bill is unconstitutional because lawmakers are limited in what they can do to restrict [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 24,2012
Tags: attorneys, bench, constitutional, damages, doctors, health, health care, injuries, judge, judicial, judiciary, law, lawyers, medical, medicine, physicians, ruling, tort, tort reform
CLARKSDALE — A state judge in Coahoma County has declared a legislatively imposed cap on non-economic damages unconstitutional. Circuit Judge Charles Webster issued the ruling April 20 in a 14-page opinion. He criticized the Legislature for intruding into judicial authority. Webster’s ruling came in a motion filed by Cleveland attorney Ralph E. Chapman in lawsuit [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 11,2012
Tags: abortion, anti-abortion, baby, birth, doctors, health, health care, legislation, legislative, legislators, medical, medicine, physicians
JACKSON — Lawmakers say a bill that passed the Mississippi House yesterday could lead to criminal prosecutions of anyone who performs an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The abortion restriction was added to Senate Bill 2771, which would set a prison sentence of up to 30 years for anyone convicted of child homicide. [...] [...]
RIDGELAND — A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of “A- (Excellent)” and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Medical Assurance Company of Mississippi (MACM) of Ridgeland. Best wrote: “The ratings of MACM are reflective of its strong risk-adjusted capitalization, conservative loss reserve position, sustainable [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 5,2012
Tags: anbortions, anti-abortion, bills, clinics, doctors, health, health care, lawmakers, laws, legislation, legislative, legislators, Legislature, medical, medicine, physicians, pro-abortion, pro-choice, pro-life
JACKSON — The Senate has given final passage to a bill that could close Mississippi’s only abortion clinic. The bill would require doctors working at abortion clinics to be OB-GYN certified and have admitting privileges to a local hospital. The clinic’s owner told The Associated Press that all of its physicians are OB-GYN’s, but only [...] [...]
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