Dear AuntMinnie Member,
A radiologist who runs an Atlanta-based teleradiology firm has been accused of "ghosting" by U.S. prosecutors, who claim that he signed off on radiology reports that he never reviewed.
Dr. Rajashakher P. Reddy was arraigned in a federal court on November 5 and was charged with several counts of mail fraud, healthcare fraud, wire fraud, and obstruction of justice, according to an article we're featuring this week in our PACS Digital Community. He faces a maximum penalty of up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 if convicted.
Federal investigators claim that Reddy, as president of teleradiology firm Reddy Solutions, provided service for hospitals in the southeastern U.S. that lacked full-time radiology coverage. But they claim that Reddy had nonphysician staff review many of the films his firm received and, in some cases, had staff members sign reports for him and transmit them to the hospitals.
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Are hospitals focused enough on security?
Despite all the headlines about cyberattacks and data security breaches, are U.S. hospitals really doing all they can to safeguard patient data? A new survey seems to indicate, no.
That's according to an article in our Healthcare IT Digital Community, which explains the results of the recent survey showing that many hospital executives and systems administrators still haven't made healthcare IT security a top priority.
Many of the survey respondents spent a paltry amount of money on IT security, while few were performing data security tasks such as risk analyses, vulnerability analyses, and penetration testing.
Get the rest of the story by clicking here, or visit our Healthcare IT Digital Community by going to healthcareit.auntminnie.com.
