Two weeks after St. Joseph Medical Center CEO Jeffrey K. Norman announced his resignation, a successor has been named. Charles W. Neumann will take over as president and CEO of the Towson-based medical center Aug. 23. Neumann has more than ...

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The Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury has agreed to settle allegations that it failed to take action to prevent medically unnecessary cardiac stent procedures by a physician who had privileges there. The hospital agreed to pay $1.8 million under ...

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St. Joseph Medical Center CEO Jeffrey K. Norman resigned Friday as head of the 263-bed acute care center. Norman, who started at St. Joseph in November 2009, said he will stay in the post through Aug. 22. A reason was ...

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Prosecutors say a federal jury has convicted a Salisbury cardiologist of six health care fraud offenses in connection with inserting unnecessary heart stents. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced the conviction of 59-year-old Dr. John R. McLean on Tuesday. He was ...

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St. Joseph Medical Center has agreed to pay $22 million to settle allegations that it paid illegal kickbacks to MidAtlantic Cardiovascular Associates over a 10-year period and, separately, billed federal benefit programs for “medically unnecessary stents.” MidAtlantic demanded and received ...

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