An Indiana surgeon accused of fraud and malpractice who was arrested in December on an Italian mountainside after more than five years on the run appeared in a U.S. court March 1. Mark Weinberger, MD, is charged with 22 counts of healthcare fraud, including allegations he billed insurance companies for more than $300,000 for unnecessary or never-performed procedures. He also faces about 300 civil lawsuits from former patients, the Associated Press reports.
In a social media landscape shaped by hashtags, algorithms, and viral posts, nurse leaders must decide: Will they let the narrative spiral, or can they adapt and join the conversation?
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