FRIENDSHIP, Wis. (WSAW)-- A former Adams County Department of Health and Human Services employee charged with misconduct in office and falsely acting as public official after she's accused of stealing medication from an elderly patient has been ordered to have no contact with Adams County Health & Human Services and any clients previously assigned to [...]
FRIENDSHIP, Wis. (WSAW)-- A former Adams County Department of Health and Human Services employee has been charged with misconduct in office and falsely acting as public official after she's accused of stealing medication from an elderly patient. Court documents state Tracy Lynn VanMoos remained active in care taking for a patient, despite leaving her job [...]
Trinity Health has settled a lawsuit for an undisclosed amount with 21 plaintiffs who sought damages related to a hepatitis C outbreak uncovered in 2013. Plaintiffs filed a motion to dismiss their case Nov. 29 in North Central District Court in Minot after a confidential settlement was reached. Comments on the settlement from both sides [...]
SAGINAW, MI -- The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has served an order immediately suspending Saginaw physician Kriangsak Thepveera's license to practice as a medical doctor. This order was issued pursuant to the Michigan Public Health Code, which provides for summary suspension of a health professional's license when the public health, safety or [...]
Kochi: The central police on Friday arrested two youths on charges of stealing prescription letterheads of a city hospital to forge doctor's note and buy narcotic drugs from medical stores.The crime came to light when one of the accused was arrested in connection with an assault and robbery case happened on November 13. The arrested [...]
SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN (WJHL) – The Tennessee Board of Nursing took more than a year on average to discipline area nurses for diverting drugs, according to a review of public records linked to cases with publicly releasable complaints. A review of drug diversion disciplinary action taken against nurses from our area within the last year [...]
BRISTOL — A former city woman is being held on $1.1 million bond after leaving a program and failing to appear in court in connection with charges she was involved in a prescription drug fraud ring. Ashley Bardell, 29, of Terryville, turned herself in Thursday at Bristol Superior Court on five counts of failure to [...]
EUREKA — A former nurse at Maple Lawn Healthcare in Eureka has been sentenced to two years' probation and 30 hours of community service after admitting to stealing for personal use narcotics intended for patients. Tracy Long, 32, of Pekin, pleaded guilty to unlawful acquisition of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony, in Woodford County [...]
RACINE — A Chicago man is facing 26 felony charges after reportedly forging prescriptions for hydrocodone for more than a year. According to a criminal complaint: Daniel P. Dinnocenzo, 47, of the 3600 block of South Wood Street, allegedly used the name “John Watt” 13 times between January 2015 and April 2016 to obtain hydrocodone [...]
Raleigh, N.C. — The North Carolina Medical Board and the North Carolina State Bar are tasked with making sure doctors and lawyers, respectively, follow codes of professional conduct. But when conduct goes from unprofessional to illegal, the cases aren't always turned over to authorities. "The vast majority of our cases are professional misconduct, but they [...]