Published 24 January 2023 Volume 2023:17 Pages 341—350
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1 Arjun Watane,2 Kara M Cavuoto,1 Ravi Parikh,3,4 Jayanth Sridhar1
1Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Yale Eye Center, New Haven, CT, USA; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Manhattan Retina and Eye Consultants, New York, NY, USA; 4Department of Ophthalmology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Correspondence: Jayanth Sridhar, Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 900 NW 17th Street, Room 271, Miami, FL, 33136, USA, Tel +1 305-326-6124, Fax +1 305-326-6417, Email [email protected]
Introduction: Like all United States physicians, ophthalmologists may be implicated in lawsuits claiming fraudulent medical practice. In order to educate, raise awareness, and mitigate fraudulent practice, we reviewed a legal database and analyzed fraud claims in ophthalmology lawsuits.
Methods: A retrospective legal literature review was performed on jury verdicts and settlements from the online legal database LexisNexis Academic from 1985 through 2020 that were filed by or against an ophthalmologist, involved a fraud claim, and included a final decision or settlement. Cases were evaluated for factors including demographics of plaintiffs and defendants, type of fraud claim, ophthalmologist party status (plaintiff or defendant), decision outcome,...
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