Two lawsuits have been filed against King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky., alleging that physicians performed heart procedures on 500 patients that were "medically unnecessary and harmful," according to a Lexington Herald-Leader report. The lawsuits name the hospital, several medical practices and Richard E. Paulus, MD, as defendants.
According to the report, the lawsuits allege that physicians misrepresented the severity of the patients' heart conditions in order to perform procedures that would get payments from federal healthcare programs.
The medical center "intends to defend the care provided by our cardiac program, of which we are very proud, and which has been recognized for its patient care and quality outcomes." said Tom Dearing, a spokesman for King's
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