A high-profile San Diego cardiologist is under CMS investigation for
allegedly hitting a patient several times during a cardiac
catheterization. The physician, Dr. Maurice Buchbinder, is a
controversial figure who's been up against federal authorities before,
last time for using an unapproved device developed by a company in which
he had a financial interest. Buchbinder practices within the Scripps
hospital system, which performs more heart procedures than any other in
the U.S.
Dr. Buchbinder was targeted after lab technicians filed complaints with
state licensing officials alleging that he had struck an unruly patient
several times during a cath procedure done on August 31st. The
complaints triggered the CMS investigation. Scripps has since announced
that Buchbinder has been suspended indefinitely from practicing at any
Scripps facility nationwide.
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