Jeffrey Norman, CEO of St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., announced his resignation "without explanation," effective Aug. 22, according to a Baltimore Sun report.
Mr. Norman was appointed CEO in the middle of a "management shake-up" in 2009 after Mark Midei, MD, a cardiologist at the hospital, left amid allegations he had performed numerous unnecessary stent procedures.
St. Joseph Medical Center has since been mired with federal investigations and numerous medical malpractice lawsuits over the alleged unnecessary stent procedures. Last year, the hospital agreed to pay the federal government $22 million to settle False Claims Act allegations involving its relationship with Dr. Midei. The settlement also resolved Stark allegations involving alleged kickbacks to MidAtlantic Cardiovascular Associates — where Dr. Midei was a one-time partner — for the practice's referrals to the hospital.
Mr. Norma's resignation comes shortly after the Maryland Board of Physicians revoked Dr. Midei's license, writing in an 11-page order that his violations were "repeated and serious."
Hospital officials said they would begin a search for Mr. Norman's successor immediately, according to the report.
Read the Baltimore Sun report about Jeffrey Norman.
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Mr. Norman was appointed CEO in the middle of a "management shake-up" in 2009 after Mark Midei, MD, a cardiologist at the hospital, left amid allegations he had performed numerous unnecessary stent procedures.
St. Joseph Medical Center has since been mired with federal investigations and numerous medical malpractice lawsuits over the alleged unnecessary stent procedures. Last year, the hospital agreed to pay the federal government $22 million to settle False Claims Act allegations involving its relationship with Dr. Midei. The settlement also resolved Stark allegations involving alleged kickbacks to MidAtlantic Cardiovascular Associates — where Dr. Midei was a one-time partner — for the practice's referrals to the hospital.
Mr. Norma's resignation comes shortly after the Maryland Board of Physicians revoked Dr. Midei's license, writing in an 11-page order that his violations were "repeated and serious."
Hospital officials said they would begin a search for Mr. Norman's successor immediately, according to the report.
Read the Baltimore Sun report about Jeffrey Norman.
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