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His views and publication of them led to him being labeled a quack and being struck off by the General Medical Council for infamous conduct in a professional respect. [ 82 ] [ 83 ] Lovisa Åhrberg (1801–1881), the first Swedish female doctor. Åhrberg was met with strong resistance from male doctors and was accused of quackery.
Government agency imposter scam reports totaled over 1,100, resulting in an over $2.2 million loss. One thousand reports of advance fee loan scams, ...
A case of Medicaid fraud was carried out in 2010 by an Armenian-American organized crime group called the Mirzoyan–Terdjanian organization. [1] [2] The scam involved a crime syndicate which created 118 fake clinics in 25 states and used stolen medical license numbers of real doctors and matched them to legitimate Medicare patients whose names and billing information were also stolen.
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Arthur S. Hengerer is the current Chairman of the Board for Professional Medical Conduct. Keith Servis is the director of the Office of Professional Medical Conduct. [citation needed] Based on the 2008-2009 Annual Report, [1] the OPMC investigated 9,103 complaints in 2009. About 51% of these complaints were generated by the public.
Data breaches have resulted in people's information being exposed on the dark web. While thieves often try to misuse this data, there are steps you can take to avoid becoming an identity theft victim.
The Indian Medical Association has reported that 75% of doctors face verbal or physical abuse in hospital premises and fear of violence was the most common cause for stress for 43% doctors. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The highest number of violence was reported at the point of emergency care and 70% of the cases of violence were initiated by the patient's ...
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