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An Arkansas psychiatrist is facing lawsuits and an investigation alleging improper conduct while Medicaid was paying out big bucks.
Allan Baldridge and Garrett Kissinger have both been promoted.
• Matt Wright, who currently serves as a chief operating officer in Mercy's Oklahoma region, will be the new service line executive for orthopedic surgery and sports medicine care across Mercy's multistate region. This is the first of six new roles that will lead specialty care services for Mercy. The additional five are cardiovascular, surgery and GI, neurosciences, oncology and women and children..
"The scheme is this: Get as many patients in the door as possible, keep them there for as long as possible — even if that means illegally keeping them beyond the 72-hour hold, and holding them against their will," said an attorney working on the case.