London Physician Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Charges in First Case of its Kind in Kentucky
FRANKFORT-A London, Kentucky cardiologist pleaded guilty to charges that he falsely recorded the severity of patients' illnesses in order to receive payment for numerous heart procedures. Sandesh Rajaram Patil, 51, a former cardiologist at St. Joseph's Hospital in London, admitted Tuesday in Frankfort to making false statements regarding the placement of heart stents. Stents are metal tubes surgically inserted into a patient's arteries in order to improve blood flow.
Action Details
- Date:June 5, 2013
- Agency:U.S. Attorney
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions