Alicia Gallegos

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Nepali IMG Sues NBME for Invalidating USMLE Scores in Cheating Scandal

Author:: Alicia Gallegos

Publish date: February 16, 2024

In the latest development in an ongoing NBME scandal, a graduate sued after her test scores were thrown out based on alleged cheating.

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Mega Malpractice Verdicts Against Physicians on the Rise

Author:: Alicia Gallegos

Publish date: February 2, 2024

Multimillion-dollar verdicts against hospital centers are on the rise, according to reports.

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US Board Discloses Cheating, Grads Say Problem Is Rampant

Author:: Alicia Gallegos

Publish date: February 1, 2024

USMLE invalidates scores following an investigation into anomalous exam scores.

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Oncologists Sound the Alarm About Rise of White Bagging

Author:: Alicia Gallegos

Publish date: January 18, 2024

For years, oncologist John DiPersio had faced frustrating encounters with insurers that cover medications only through a process called white baggi...

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Mixed CRC screening messaging. Confusing? Some docs think so

Author:: Alicia Gallegos

Publish date: October 13, 2023

The discordance may confuse patients and lead to varying referral practices among primary care physicians.

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Do doctors have a legal right to work from home because of health issues or disability?

Author:: Alicia Gallegos

Publish date: September 19, 2023

“There is now a precedent and examples all over that working from home for some is a viable alternative to working in the hospital or a clinic.”

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Long COVID lawsuits coming, but not likely to succeed, experts predict

Author:: Alicia Gallegos

Publish date: August 22, 2023

The increase in the number of lawsuits raises concerns about how courts and juries might decide long COVID claims when so much about the condition ...

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Your practice was bought out by private equity: Now what?

Author:: Alicia Gallegos

Publish date: August 21, 2023

Is your practice or hospital considering a private equity buyout? Learn what’s likely to happen and how your work life may change after the deal is...

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Battling pediatric cancer outcome disparities, new interventions aim to close gaps

Author:: Alicia Gallegos

Publish date: August 21, 2023

Poverty-stricken children have stark disparities in cancer outcomes. With such a diverse set of factors fueling outcome gaps, a similarly diverse a...

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Hospital guards snoop through patient records, cost hospital $240K

Author:: Alicia Gallegos

Publish date: July 31, 2023

“I think the problem is absolutely growing.”

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New law allows international medical graduates to bypass U.S. residency

Author:: Alicia Gallegos

Publish date: June 26, 2023

“If other states see a positive effect on Tennessee or are exploring ways to alleviate their own shortages, it’s possible [they] might follow suit....

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When could you be sued for AI malpractice? You’re likely using it now

Author:: Alicia Gallegos

Publish date: June 8, 2023

A record that clearly outlines how the physician incorporated the AI is critical if a claim later arises in which the doctor is accused of AI-relat...

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Doc accused of impairment wins $3.7M for unproven complaint

Author:: Alicia Gallegos

Publish date: May 24, 2023

“It’s been the worst thing that I’ve ever gone through in my entire life.”

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COVID lawsuits have arrived: Which doctors are at risk?

Author:: Alicia Gallegos

Publish date: October 21, 2022

One factor may be that physicians were doing the best they could at the time but that the pandemic affected the extent of care they could provide.<...

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Flashy, blingy doc sabotages his own malpractice trial in rural farm town

Author:: Alicia Gallegos

Publish date: September 12, 2022

“When it comes to damages in a case, you don’t want to be sending the message that supports what somebody’s bias may already be telling them about ...