Clackamas Chiropractor Cleared of False Charges CLACKAMAS. OR An administrative law judge decided a Clackamas chiropractor didn't commit fraud, pinch a client's butt or commit other improper acts but was tlic target of lies by a dis-gnintlcd former employee. Tlic Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners recently released it's final order which clears Kim Jameson's name. Jameson had filed a lwasuit to force the board to release the judge's order. The board hasn't done tliat. but the final order heavily quotes the judge, who exonerated Jameson of all tlic accusations except one record keeping violation. For that, she was ordered to 12 hours continuing education. In tlic new document, tlic Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners admits its lead witness. Caroline Rackley. committed perjury and that six of their other seven witnesses testified based on Racklcy's statements. Tlic judge said "Rackley likely provided this information in an effort to cover up her own wrongdoing and to shift suspicion and blame onto Dr. Jameson. In sliort. without information provided, directly or indirectly, by Rackley. the Board lias little or no substantive evidence against Dr. Jameson." Tlic board's order alludes to accusations tliat Rackley borrowed money from the chiropractors clients and took petty cash. In her law suit. Jameson said she lost business because of the false accusations. Sonic insurance companies won't pay for sen ices by a doctor who is being investigated, six: wrote. Some clients heard about the accusations and stopped going to her. "I'm grateful tliat my name lias finally been cleared." Jameson said in an email. "That's what IVc wanted for the past two years." Jameson intends to sue tlic board and its investigator for damages, her attorney said. Source: Oregon Live Windermere Chiropractor Sentenced to Federal Prison in Fraud Scheme CAPE CORAL. FL—A Windcrnicrc chiropractor was sentenced to five years in federal prison on Wednesday for his role in a health care fraud scheme, prosecutors said. Dr. Stephen M. Lovcll. 55. was convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud after a two week trial in February. His sentence also included a financial judgment of $1.695 million. Federal prosecutors alleged Lovcll and other licensed health care practitioners posed as the owners of Xtrcme Care Rehabilitation Center Inc. in Cape Coral. By claiming tlic business was owned exclusively by licensed practitioners, tlic actual owners avoided additional regulatory scrutiny. Tlic clinic also engaged in staged accidents, including submitting false insurance claims, prosecutors said. Insurance payouts from the bogus accidents were then laundered through corporations created by the conspirators, according to the federal government. Two men identified as among tlic actual owners of tlie clinic pleaded guilty earlier this > car and were also sentenced to federal prison. Source: Orlando Sentinel Australian Chiropractor Suspended for Two Years for Misconduct AUSTRALIA. A cliiropractor wlx) gave an Esscndon player hy-pcrbaric treatment lias been suspended for two years after he was found guilty of misconduct. According to findings by VCAT (Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal). South Yarra chiropractor Dr Malcolm Hooper also cliargcd a "vulnerable" cerebral palsy patient $5().(X)() forunproven treatments. Dr Hooper who claims hypcrbaric chambers can be used to "uprcgulate peptide use", was accused of using questionable and expensive oxygen therapies on 30 different conditions including cerebral palsy, cancer, multiple sclerosis, infertility and autism. He was found guilty of six different counts of misconduct and his registration was cancelled. He will not be able to rcapply for his certificate for two years, unless lie successfully appeals llie decision. Tlic Chiropractic Board of Australia will also hold Dr Hooper to an undertaking tliat lie will not use hypcibaric chamber treatment on patients with 10 conditions, including adult cerebral palsy. The VCAT panel ruled tliat due to Dr Hooper's "zealotry and unfaulting belief" in tlic healing powers of oxygen tlicrapy only a lengthy period of cancellation would protect the public. VCAT and tlic Australian Chiropractic Board will also hold Dr Hooper to an undertaking tliat he will provide patients with medical research tliat discredits the effectiveness of oxygen therapy on 20 conditions. In his judgment, presiding member Robert Davis said at no point did Dr Hooper acknowledge he was wrong. "It is almost impossible to envisage tliat Dr Hooper would concede tliat his method of earn ing out the treatment liad faults in any way." Ik said. "Dr Hooper deserves a severe sanction and it is only alter a lengthy period with a severe sanction that he may realise the error of his ways. "In our view, nothing less Uian cancellation is sufficient to drive tliat message home to Dr Hooper. "The public cannot be protected with anything less than cancellation." Tlic Chiropractic Board of Australia who lodged the case said the decision showed tlic length the board would go to protect tlie public. "Tlic VCAT decision sends a clear message: the Board will not tolerate chiropractors who provide treatment tliat puts the public at risk and is not in tlicir patients' best interests." said cliainnan Dr Phillip Donato. Source: Herald Sun Pass on the information to inform other D.C. s about events that are really happening to chiropractors. Forjurther information, fax 1-305-716-9212. Write us at editoriaitiflmchiropractor.com or ■■CO138, 8619 XW 68th St., Miami, FL 33166.
