Posts Tagged ‘medical license’
Pennsylvania Medical Board Revokes Physician’s License for Years-Long Boundary Violations and Improper Prescribing
Why This Decision Matters The Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine revoked psychiatrist Amy Mazza MacIntyre, M.D.’s medical license after finding sexual misconduct with a patient, unprofessional conduct, negligent practice, deficient records, and improper controlled-substance prescribing. The May 28, 2026 Final Adjudication and Order also assessed $11,357.17 in investigative costs, required immediate cessation of practice, and…
Read MoreThis is the time for CRNP’s
Nurse practitioner positions are projected to grow by 46% by 2033, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found.The bureau gathered employment data for five nursing positions in 2024, including the projected growth for their job titles in the next 10 years. The latest data was released April 18 and is up to date as of May…
Read MoreScope of Practice and Competence
A former Iowa licensed nurse practitioner has been sentenced to prison after failing to help a nursing home patient who died of asphyxiation. Becky Manning, 70, was in charge of the overnight shift at Care Initiatives, a nursing facility in West Des Moines, during one night in February 2023. That night, an 87-year-old patient indicated…
Read MoreAccusations of domestic violence can damage a medical career
Domestic violence accusations can result from conflicts between intimate partners or longstanding issues within a family. Even an altercation with a roommate could potentially constitute domestic violence. Acts of violence that could lead to assault charges can constitute domestic violence when there is a familial, sexual or household connection between the people involved. Anyone accused…
Read MoreNursing Home Admin Steals Elderly Residents, Deceased Residents’ Estates for Her Own Financial Benefit
Mia Hardy, 58, was arrested and charged by indictment with eight counts of wire fraud, arising from an alleged scheme to defraud the residents of two senior living facilities, residents’ heirs, and the facilities themselves. Hardy was employed first at Living Facility #1 and Senior Living Facility #2. Both used a resident fund management service…
Read MoreOIG Debarment Letters — What To Do!
Did you receive an OIG debarment letter? Are you a nurse prosecuted because of Operation Nightingale? If you are in healthcare, you need to be able to participate in medicare and medicaid to work! I respond on behalf of my clients to any and every the Office of Inspector General’s prospective letter seeking to exclude…
Read MoreHOSPITAL CEO PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD WHILE FINANCIAL OFFICER AT PRIOR JOB
Its amazing the creativity and gall of people in control of the bank accounts and bill paying mechanism at corporations. “Prosecutors say Mr. MacGregor defrauded his former employer, which is identified in the documents as a company that “provided medical laboratory directorship and pathology services to hospitals and clinics and operated an independent lab.” He…
Read MoreDO NOT CALL IN A PRESCRIPTION IF YOU ARE NOT A PHYSICIAN
Samrat Mukherjee, a paramedic, admitted to posing as a physician and fabricating credentials, including a fake medical degree and residency match letter. He then called in prescriptions to pharmacies for himself and others. Using the identities of two physicians, for their licensing numbers, he claimed to have the authority to write prescriptions. He caused the…
Read MoreAct 53 of 2020…. Time for Reinstatement
We all know that a felony Drug Act conviction requires the healthcare boards in Pennsylvania to suspend a license for 10 years. https://phila-criminal-lawyer.com/drug-act-issues/felony-drug-convictions/ However, in 2020, a new law came into effect. Act 53 of 2020 provides that “the addition of [Section 3113] … shall apply to official acts and matters, including disciplinary matters, related…
Read MorePrivacy Issues for Small Pharmacies and Medical Practices
In Florida, and all over the country, public entities are filing nuisance law suits over opiates, corresponding responsibility violations of doctors and pharmacists, seeking to recover the costs to the community. Small business are swept up in sweeping civil nuisance law suits by local governments. I represent one pharmacy subpoenaed to produce 10 years of…
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