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Doc Accused of Sexually Exploiting Kids; More Women Accuse Ob/Gyn of Sex Assault

— A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

by Kristina Fiore, Director of Enterprise & Investigative Reporting, ľֱ

MedpageToday
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Florida physician Stephen Andrew Leedy, MD, has been of producing child sexual abuse materials and enticing minors to engage in sexual activity. Police said he instructed minors to cut, choke, and hang themselves. (WWSB)

More than 100 women have now accused California ob/gyn Barry Brock, MD, of . (CBS News)

Parents are about their experiences at a Virginia hospital where neonatal intensive care unit nurse Erin Elizabeth Ann Strotman has been arrested for allegedly injuring infants. (CNN)

Army doctor Michael Stockin, MD, in military court to sexually assaulting dozens of his patients. If the plea is accepted, he faces up to 13.5 years in prison. (New York Times)

New Jersey's medical board permanently revoked the license of rheumatologist Harsha Sahni, MD, who is facing 27 months in federal prison for harboring two women from India to be household servants, .

The Texas Medical Board has of Nathan Robert Starke, MD, after he was accused of being impaired during several surgeries. (ABC 13)

Virginia otolaryngologist Scott Saffold, MD, will pay $625,000 to settle allegations that he billed government health insurers for medically unnecessary balloon sinus dilations, .

Washington state-based Athira Pharma will pay $4 million to resolve claims that it failed to report to the NIH allegations that its former CEO in published research papers referenced in several grant applications submitted to the agency, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.

A telehealth company will pay $386,000 to settle allegations that it billed for psychotherapy sessions that didn't meet the minimum time requirements and relied on false time records, .

Indiana health system Community Health Network paid almost to settle whistleblower accusations that it paid illegal kickbacks to doctors for patient referrals. (Becker's Hospital Review)

Three doctors, along with other parties, will pay $1.1 million to resolve claims that they took kickbacks in exchange for referring to certain laboratories, .

A Massachusetts court ordered three insurers to pay more than $165 million for reportedly into buying supplemental health insurance that they didn't need. (Becker's Payer Issues)

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    Kristina Fiore leads MedPage’s enterprise & investigative reporting team. She’s been a medical journalist for more than a decade and her work has been recognized by Barlett & Steele, AHCJ, SABEW, and others. Send story tips to k.fiore@medpagetoday.com.