ROGERS, Ark. — Dr. Brian Hyatt of Rogers swore in 2020 that it was crucial for him to see his psychiatric patients face-to-face frequently when they’re hospitalized.
“So if I’m able to see them several times in one day, I’m able to keep an eye on things to make sure that somebody’s not getting violent or agitated or that the nurses aren’t missing something,” Hyatt testified in the hearing before the Arkansas Department of Health more than three years ago.
But that testimony stands in sharp contrast to current Medicaid fraud allegations against Hyatt, a former chair of the Arkansas State Medical Board.
To read more about the testimony, our content partner, Arkansas Business has the full story here.
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