06/22/2010

UTMB Physician Disciplined By Texas Medical Board

I missed this one when it came out a few days ago. UTMB is getting set to RIF 363 employees providing care to inmates at TDJC. I wonder if this guy will be one of them, or if merit has anything to do with it.

Texas prison system doctor punished for writing prescriptions away from work
Dr. Walid Hamad Hamoudi was caught by state investigators writing prescriptions for 'pain management patients' that the state says were not medically necessary.
Pain management prescriptions are a massive problem in Texas and other states, allowing doctors to make significant money on the side by signing prescriptions for those who are addicted the hydrocodone, Xanax and other pain pills.
Dr. Hamoudi is a physician at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, which serves the Texas Department of Corrections prisons in the region.


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Jun 22, 2010 7:37:52 AM | Ethics, UTMB

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