Friday, December 20, 2013

Glen Falls Physician Assistant charged with Prescription Fraud

William Orluk of Chester, was forced to surrender his license for writing prescription for his nurse and her boyfriend for Hydrocodone.  Full Story:http://poststar.com/news/local/warren-county-coroner-two-others-charged-in-prescription-fraud-case/article_a6c058ae-68fd-11e3-a1eb-001a4bcf887a.html

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Friday, November 22, 2013

Pain Clinic Physician Assistant sues CVS and Rite Aid for Slander

Bill Early of Corona states the pharmacies are colluding to put his pain clinic out of business by telling lies.  I wonder how he can tell through the tin foil hat.
Full Story:
http://wavenewspapers.com/opinion/bottom_line/article_1cd597d2-52e9-11e3-aae4-001a4bcf6878.html

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Physician Assistant busted for writing scripts while not under supervision of a doctor

Basically Mick Gene Dreg of Safford Arizona was running a pill mill(his previous supervising docotr got busted).  After his previous doctor got busted he continued to run the pill mill, until he was recently caught.
Full Story:
http://www.eacourier.com/news/physician-s-assistant-charged-with-fraud-forgery/article_a2fceaf6-4e55-11e3-83bd-0019bb2963f4.html

Friday, November 15, 2013

Indiana Physician Assistant busted for illegal prescription of Narcotics

Jeff Ferryman physician assistant in Connersville Indiana was arrested for writing narcotic prescriptions for patients he did not see.  He was arrested with two other doctors indicted in the scheme.
Full Story:
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/c6dd49bff4b94ba9b917cc84200c20c8/IN--Hospital-Drug-Arrests

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Physician Assistant sued for misdiagnosis of Crohn disease

Claudia Gallagher is the PA named in the suit, apparently she misdiagnosed the patient with Crohns disease and ordered a CT scan.  Although there does not appear to be any damages.
Full Story:
http://madisonrecord.com/issues/305-med-mal/260589-man-sues-doctor-and-physicians-assistant-over-alleged-misdiagnosis-of-crohns

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Friday, October 25, 2013

Fresno Hospital fined 175K for having a leaving a Physician Assistant in charge of an open heart operation

Actually, if you read it the PA was not at fault.  The cardiovascular surgeon left the OR, and the PA was forced to close and finish the operation.  Only the patient never stopped bleeding (that's bad).  The surgeon had to be called back.  The Physician Assistant was fired, while the surgeon was suspended a whole seven days (what a joke).
For the Full Story: http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/10/24/3570642/community-regional-medical-center.html

Physician Assistant in trouble for having MD listed on her linkedin

D Lea Mallison is a Dallas area physician assistant who operated a skin care business.  She went to medical school, well kinda of Medical School it was located in an Antigua.  She graduated but never did a residency.  So she decided to put MD after her business profile.  Only problem is, she is not one.  She has to appear in front of the Physician Assistant licensing board of Texas, now.
Full Story:http://www.dallasnews.com/investigations/watchdog/20131024-dallas-skin-care-clinic-owners-linkedin-profile-gets-her-in-trouble.ece?nclick_check=1

Pennsylvania Physician assistant relieved to be arrested for Child Sex Crimes

Arthur Zellner of Dauphin County plead guilty from sex with a child to possession of child pornography, not exactly a great role model.
For the Full Story Link: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/12/at_his_sentencing_former_physi.html

California Physician Assistant arrested for Sexual assault

Anaheim Physician Assistant Rocael Gomez, decided to penetrate a 51 year old women with his fingers.  That will get you charged with assault
Full Story Link: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&id=9297404

Georgia Physician Assistant kills 5 year old girl with a lethal dose of Lidocaine

A 5 year old girl presented at this PA's urgent care clinic with a broken arm.  He apparently injected Lidocaine in order to perform a closed reduction.  Only problem he was not licensed to perform that procedure.  The girl died from a toxic dose of Lidocaine.  The Physicians Assistant's name was Allen Imes.
Full Story:
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/medical-board-suspends-physicians-assistant-after-/nDk6m/

Oklahoma Physician Assistant indicted for Murder for patient deaths under his care

Kenneth Adams was more interested in having sex, then caring for his patients.  He ignored signs of a fatal stroke in one of his victims because he wanted to "get some".  He also watched a boy die because of severe burns and did not thing.  Nice fellow he sounds like.
Full Story:
http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/claremore/ex-claremore-physician-assistant-indicted-for-murder-caretaker-neglect-in-2012-patient-deaths