Simi Valley (Calif.) Hospital has agreed to pay the U.S. government $5.15 million in order to settle allegations that the hospital filed fraudulent claims to Medicare, according to a Pacific Coast Business Times news report.
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Ophthalmologist Nan Hayworth, MD, has won the New York 19th Congressional District, according to news reports.
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The Connecticut State Medical Society has announced it bestowed a lifetime achievement award for distinguished service to anesthesiologist Stanley J. Keating, MD, of Simsbury.