Doc’s Suspension Reversed; Rheumatologist Gets 6 Years; Nurses Killed in Attacks

The Iowa Board of Medicine lifted its emergency suspension of transplant surgeon Qasim Chaudhry, MD, citing a procedural error, but said allegations of incompetence will still be considered at a future hearing. (Iowa Capital Dispatch)

Alaska rheumatologist Claribel Tan, MD, was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison over tax fraud and a $12.5 million healthcare fraud scheme that included billing insurers for free samples and expired medications, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Denver Health and the Colorado Hospital Association filed briefs supporting Children’s Hospital Colorado after it was sued by parents for stopping gender-affirming care for minors due to pressure from the federal government. Denver Health, which also stopped transgender care for children, noted the outcome of the case could affect its ability to operate. (9 News)

The owner of a prenatal care coordination company in Milwaukee was sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing nearly $2.4 million from a Medicaid program meant to help at-risk pregnant women and those with young kids, the DOJ said.

GuardDog Telehealth admitted to accessing patient records under false pretenses to provide information to law firms after being sued by electronic health record-giant Epic and others over the alleged misuse of patient data. (Fierce Healthcare)

Megan Nieberle, RN, of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, was shot and killed in an apparent random attack allegedly committed by a man who had earlier told police he believed people were following him. (People)

A Massachusetts teen was accused of breaking into the home of 68-year-old Janet Swallow, RN, and fatally stabbing the intensive care nurse. (New York Post)

A fired trauma nurse at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging supervisors retaliated against her for raising concerns about running out of blood for critically injured patients. (OregonLive)

Two owners of a pharmaceutical wholesale company in Maryland were sentenced to a combined 38 years in prison for a nationwide drug diversion scheme that involved paying over $90 million for black market HIV drugs and selling them to pharmacies for a profit, the DOJ said.

Tiffany Burke, RN, of Oklahoma, was arrested on allegations she prescribed unnecessary controlled substances — including opioids — and then purchased the drugs back from the patients. (KXII)

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