Remember the good actors in medicine
Many of us find ourselves responding recently to a shocking news story about a Michigan oncologist who may have violated the primary charge to clinicians: First, do no harm.
The federal government is charging Farid Fata, MD, with multiple counts of fraud for intentionally misdiagnosing patients with cancer to justify billing Medicare for unnecessary scans and chemotherapy.
The case will be sorted out in federal court over the coming months and years, but …
Remember the good actors in medicine
