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History Repeats… $1.3 Billion Marks Largest Nationwide Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action in Department of Justice History Among the defendants were 115 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals, all alleged to have participated in health care fraud schemes involving approximately $1.3 billion in false billings.

Currently At Least 100 Lawsuits: Odom Law Firm Attorney Monte Sharits said in March 2024 that a judge ruled to get rid of the statute of limitations for these cases, allowing them to help patients dating back to 2018. "We have over 140 clients. The remarkable thing about their story is how similar they are to everyone else's story that we've visited. Along with the civil lawsuits already filed, Dr. Hyatt has two pending criminal charges of Medicaid fraud. "These people went and got the help. They were preyed upon for having done that, this is a predatory practice that was in place," Sharits said. "They believed that they could do this to these patients because they'd never be able to advocate for themselves. And if they tried, no one would believe them." One former patient who had been experiencing suicidal thoughts checked into the unit in 2021 after being sexually assaulted, but to their shock, they said that they didn't receive any counseling or medical attention. "It was a very traumatic experience…Some of the things I saw happen to other patients— you didn't want that to happen to you," the patient said. "So you kind of just follow the rules and listen to what you're being told to do because they didn't hide what they were doing to other patients."

Crimes Against Humanity: Medical Board Chairman and Owner of Pinnacle Premier Psychiatry found Guilty of Fraud and Malpractice. “That is to say that according to the claims submitted by Dr. Hyatt and the non-physician providers working under his supervision, no patient being treated in the behavioral unit located at Northwest Medical Center ever got better, at least not before the day of the patient’s release,” the search warrant affidavit reads. Additionally, three non-physician providers working under Hyatt said that he instructed them to bill the three codes or the highest severity code on every patient, the affidavit said. The investigators were informed that Hyatt only spent a few minutes on the patient floor each day and had no contact with patients, per court records. Further, the informant said Hyatt didn’t want patients to know his name and instructed staff to mark through his name on patients’ armbands. “These allegations raise numerous issues,” the warrant request reads. “The patients have a right to know their treating physician. If Dr. Hyatt was not their doctor, then who was? At least some of the patients on the unit were being held against their will and only a physician could make the decision to impose a 72 hour hold.” Northwest Medical Center is a 287-bed hospital known for offering a broad range of services. It is equipped with skilled physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers dedicated to providing quality, compassionate care. See comments below for additional info

OIG HSS Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Justification

U.S. Department Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and Health & Human Services (HSS) Strategic Plan 2020-2025

Strategic Plan: The Office of Inspector General (OIG) Strategic Plan 2020–2025 outlines the vision and priorities that guide the office to carry out its mission to provide objective oversight to promote the economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and integrity of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs, as well as the health and welfare of the people they serve. This work ensures that Federal dollars are used for their intended purposes and that eligible beneficiaries receive safe, high-quality services.

How Antidepressants Work

How the Brain Processes Emotional Situations: The ability to recognize and respond to emotionally-charged situations is essential to a species’ evolutionary success. Published today in Nature Communications was a new study which found conclusive evidence to support advances in our understanding of how the brain responds to emotionally charged objects and scenes. The occipital temporal cortex (OTC) differentiates emotional stimuli to guide behavior by categorizing stimuli and considering their emotional intensity. This process helps in responding appropriately to emotionally charged situations. Emotional processing significantly impacts decision-making by influencing how we perceive risks, make judgments, and respond to situations. Emotions can act as potent drivers, sometimes beneficial and sometimes harmful, in our decision-making processes. Recognizing and managing these emotions is crucial for making more informed and balanced decisions.

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