Doc Faces 31 Lawsuits; Resident Accused of Hidden Cameras; Impostor Nurse Charged

An attorney for a patient allegedly held against his will by Brian Hyatt, MD, at Northwest Health in Arkansas, said Hyatt and the facility are now facing 31 lawsuits claiming false imprisonment and other charges. (5 News)

Louisiana resident physician Andrew Matthews, MD, was arrested for allegedly hiding a camera at Ochsner Medical Center to record hospital staffers as they used the restroom. (nola.com)

Former Las Vegas nurse Ricardo Mederos pleaded guilty to performing a sex act in front of a cancer patient. (8 News Now)

A Georgia family sued Southern Regional Medical Center and obstetrician Tracey St. Julian, MD, alleging the doctor used too much force and decapitated their baby during delivery. (AP)

New York gastroenterologist Zhi Alan Cheng, MD, was charged with rape, sexual abuse, and assault, among other charges, for allegedly abusing women at his Queens home and at the hospital where he worked — and capturing it all on camera. (New York Times)

A Michigan woman without any medical training was once again accused of posing as a nurse and treating patients. (Click On Detroit)

Oregon physician assistant Alvin Ashneel Prasad is facing two charges of sex abuse involving a 19-year-old patient. (Oregon Live)

Maryland physician Ron Elfenbein, MD, was convicted for submitting over $15 million in false claims to Medicare and a commercial insurer for patients who received COVID tests at his testing sites, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

A patient sued two physician groups and an emergency doctor claiming they missed signs that he was having a stroke. The patient is seeking $2.4 million from the three defendants. (NewsLeader)

An ICU nurse in Iowa who’s currently facing drug and child-porn charges reportedly has a past conviction for a sex crime. (Iowa Capital Dispatch)

A Wisconsin hospital reached a $2 million settlement with patients who accused it of sharing MyChart data with Facebook via Meta Pixel. (Becker’s Health IT)

Northwell Health asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by NYU Langone Health alleging the health system used a similar shade of purple in its advertising campaign. (Becker’s Health IT)

Several settlements involving the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, including a $2 million malpractice award, were paused while doctors and the health system renegotiate a payment plan. (The Gazette)

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