If you are a nurse who has been accused of committing a crime, you are probably very concerned about your present situation and your future. You know you’re in a bad situation, where you may be facing not only criminal penalties — fines and potential…
If you are a Florida doctor who is being investigated or has been charged with Medicare fraud by the U.S. federal government, you need to have a clear idea of what is at stake. Just being accused of Medicare fraud could seriously taint your professional…
Nurses working in hospitals and other healthcare facilities throughout Florida, across the country and around the world are experiencing extremely high rates of burnout. Covid-19 has placed enormous pressures on front-line nurses, with each new wave of the virus compounding the stress level. For many…
Just as Florida’s healthcare system felt like it was getting a much-deserved respite, the corona virus Delta variant has once again ravaged Florida’s citizenry, this time by attacking the unvaccinated in our state. Florida is averaging 6,500 new cases per day, a figure that has…
In the past ten years, the legal environment surrounding health care has become increasingly complex. State and federal laws now regulate every aspect of health care, while the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and private insurers exert control with increasingly stringent reporting requirements…
With new COVID-19 cases exceeding 5,000 per day in Florida, nurses on the frontlines have had to quickly adapt to new roles and new procedures in a relentless battle to save lives. They have often worked without sufficient resources, support or protection in a constantly…
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Florida tops 36,000, the challenges Florida’s doctors and nurses face every day are becoming increasingly apparent. From the imminent threat to their own health and dangers of spreading the disease to their families to deciding how best to…
To say that Florida’s doctors, nurses and other frontline healthcare workers are experiencing extreme stress during the coronavirus pandemic is an understatement. They are working long shifts, watching patients and colleagues become seriously ill and end up in ICU, putting themselves in harm’s way and…
Thousands of nurses throughout the state of Florida have participated in the Intervention Project for Nurses (IPN) since it was established in 1983 as an alternative to disciplinary action for nurses with substance abuse problems. Some have benefited from the program, but many nurses have…
Drug diversion is a serious allegation that could lead to loss of employment, action against your nursing license, and possibly even criminal charges. If you have been accused of diverting drugs from a Pyxis or other automated medication dispensing system, it is important to get…
