$15M settlement reached after doctors allegedly left heart surgeries to perform other operations
Briefly

The FBI investigates three Texas Medical Center institutions for alleged violations during heart surgeries, compromising quality care and wrongly billing Medicare for reimbursement.
A $15 million settlement resolves allegations against three heart surgeons from June 2013 to December 2020 for violating Medicare teaching physician regulations.
Whistleblower alleges surgeons at St. Luke's ran two operating rooms, delegated key aspects of complex surgeries to unqualified residents, and failed to attend critical moments during surgeries.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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