Legitimate or hysterical hit piece? “Doctors Ghost Patients, Charge for Surgeries Left to Residents”

Surgeons Are Double and Triple Booking Procedures That Residents Must Perform Doctors at some of the largest US teaching hospitals are blowing the whistle on a lucrative practice they say endangers patients: Surgeons scheduling two or even three operations at virtually the same time, leaving during critical portions, then billing Medicare for work they didn’t do. www.bloomberg.com Doctors at some of the largest US teaching hospitals are blowing the whistle on a lucrative practice they say endangers patients: Surgeons scheduling two or even three operations at virtually the same time, leaving during critical portions, then billing Medicare for work they didn’t do. A review of more than a dozen federal and state lawsuits offers a... Read more
Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Surgery and Surgical Subspecialties Source Type: forums