$4M PayDay for Spine Surgeon Whistleblower

[drusso]

It's like a feeding frenzy in the HOPD for employed spine surgeons...

"Waldref’s office said Yam will receive $4.1 million from the settlement. As well, Medicare, Medicaid and other affected federal insurance programs will receive $10 million. The remainder will be returned to the federal Treasury, Waldref said."

Complaint yields deeper look into neurosurgery issues at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla

The former neurosurgery chief at St. Mary's alleged that his concerns about his colleagues were ignored in favor of the money they brought. In return, the hospital retaliated and forced

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[Agast]

Why useless? It sounds like the two surgeons he outed were pretty bad. Could have been Dr Death 2.0. One did a spinal fusion in 2018 based off a 2016 MRI.

 

[drusso]

Why useless? It sounds like the two surgeons he outed were pretty bad. Could have been Dr Death 2.0. One did a spinal fusion in 2018 based off a 2016 MRI.

Not useless. Typo.

 

[Laryngospasm]

Probably the tip of the iceberg unfortunately.

 

[clubdeac]

I’ve got a doc or two I’d love to blow the whistle on. One was from shady practices years ago and I have no hard evidence now, just past recollection of various shady things he was doing. I’m sure he’s still doing them. Do you need hard evidence to blow a whistle?