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Peter Alexis, a Dallas, TX, hospital executive, pleaded guilty to paying millions of dollars in rebates to psychiatrists and other mental health providers. National Medical Enterprises Inc's Psychiatric Division, which employed Alexis, pleaded guilty to Medicare fraud and paid more than $379 million to settle claims. Prosecutors want to send Alexis to prison for causing incorrect commitment of patients to psychiatric hospitals. The continuing probe involves many doctors and counselors who billed for services never performed.
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Members of the American Medical Association (AMA) are speaking out against physician training programs that restrict young residents from practicing in the cities or regions where they train. Delegates at the AMA's December 1996 Interim Meeting called training programs that employ 'no-compete' clauses unethical, and asked organized medicine to ensure that medical students be made aware of any restrictive covenants before entering training programs.
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Laws concerning the corporate practice of medicine may become important for physicians following an Illinois appeals court ruling on the 'Richard B. Berlin Jr., MD v. Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center' case. The ruling holds implications for contracts between doctors and employers under these laws, which also apply to managed care systems. Several states have these laws on their books.
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