Apparently he was ratted out by a colleague:
Dr. Bruce Lowman’s lawsuit claims that as many as two-thirds of the therapeutic cardiac catheterizations performed by Dr. James D. Johnston were medically unnecessary and done in violation of the law. The suit also claims the hospital and Johnson routinely billed Medicare for the unnecessary tests.That led to the hospital raking in millions in improper billings and in turn rewarding Johnston with bonuses, the suit contends.
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WHAT!?!?!?!?! A PHYSICIAN BEING GREEDY!?!?!?! CARING ABOUT MONEY!?!?! Doesn’t he know that only saints who all would be happy to work for free go to medical school?
I bet he has a law degree. That’s the only way such a thing could be possible.
By the way, I hope you guys ban that filthy whore of a physician who dared to rat him out from practicing medicine. Maybe get one of those groups who review testimony from plaintiff’s experts to censure him. He deserves it!
Oh, c’mon CJD, we all know this guy was just green with envy!
Seriously, I get really angry when I see a colleague taking advantage of a situation when he has been entrusted to act in the best interest of client or patient. I have reported abusive practices when they came to my attention; filing a suit is a bit of a twist.
Have you ever witnessed any legal shenanigans and made a report to the bar?
Anytime I’ve observed my colleagues’ shenanigans, the judge has been present and sanctioned them. As to overbilling and stuff like that, I’m not privy to that information in other attorneys’ cases, so it’s not quite the same as you guys.
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