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Allan Hennings
Allan Hennings and his medical center face multiple lawsuits, including allegations of overcharging, patient harm, and concealing treatment risks.
Quick summary on Allan Hennings
Manipulation of Medical Devices: Allan Hennings is accused of manipulating medical devices, leading to patient harm. Dr. Mikhail Higgins, under Hennings’ oversight, allegedly shattered needles during procedures.
Overcharging Patients: Hennings’ medical centres agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle claims of overcharging Medicare and Medicaid. The overbilling involved unnecessary charges for cancer treatments and pre-surgical services.
Patient Safety Concerns: Lawsuits claim Dr Higgins performed dangerous procedures, like piercing a patient’s small intestine instead of extracting lymph nodes. Patients faced significant harm, such as prolonged bleeding and painful complications.
Failure to Address Staff Concerns: Dr Susan O’Horo raised alarms about Dr Higgins’ competence but faced retaliation instead of action from the medical centre. Concerns about patient care and safety were not properly addressed by Boston Medical Center.
Concealing Risks of Treatments: The clinic was accused of concealing the risks associated with erectile dysfunction injections. Ads promised quick solutions but failed to disclose the significant side effects, causing patient dissatisfaction.
Intel Reports
by: Leah Simmons
Misleading marketing practices that promised fast fixes without disclosing risk.
by: Theo Ward
Concealing treatment risks caused dissatisfaction and harm to patients.
by: Aria Foster
Overcharging patients and defrauding Medicare and Medicaid with unnecessary treatments.