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Report and Recommendation In the Matter of Wallace C. Adamson, M.D. Page 8 Exhibits 63 and 64 were admitted to the record only for the limited purpose of providing continuity between witness testimony (for which State’s Exhibits 63 and 64 had been used) and State’s Exhibits 76 and 77. (See Hearing Transcript at 1689-1695) [Note that pages 4 and 5 of State’s Exhibit 64 are now State’s Exhibit 76, pages 8 and 9. Further, pages 15 and 16 of State’s Exhibit 63 are now State’s Exhibit 77, pages 45 and 46. (See Hearing Transcript at 1692-1694)] 5. The State’s motion to strike, given at pages 2029-2030 of the Hearing Transcript, is denied. 6. During the hearing, the Respondents proffered testimony concerning Patient 52. (See pages 2228 and 2229 of the Hearing Transcript.) This testimony has been separated from the Hearing Transcript and will be held as proffered material for the Respondents. Further, the Hearing Examiner marked this item for identification purposes as Respondents’ Exhibit S. 7. State’s Exhibit 69 consisted of copies of prescriptions pertaining to several of the patients identified in the patient key. Rather than admitting these items together as State’s Exhibit 69, they were instead distributed among the individual patient medical records and renumbered accordingly. SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE All exhibits and transcripts of testimony, even if not specifically mentioned, were thoroughly reviewed and considered by the Hearing Examiner prior to preparing this Report and Recommendation. Background Information Wallace C. Adamson, M.D. 1. Dr. Adamson obtained his medical degree in 1982 from the Ohio State University College of Medicine. From 1982 until 1985, he participated in a residency in family practice at Grant Medical Center [Grant] in Columbus, Ohio. From 1985 until 1986, Dr. Adamson participated in a fellowship in sports medicine at that same institution. Dr. Adamson was certified by the American Board of Family Practice in 1985, and was recertified in 1993 and 2000. Further, Dr. Adamson holds a Certificate of Additional Qualification in Sports Medicine from the American Board of Family Practice. Moreover, Dr. Adamson was certified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine in 1987. Dr. Adamson testified that he was licensed to practice medicine in Ohio in 1983. (Respondent’s Exhibit [Resp. Ex.] O; Hearing Transcript [Tr.] at 593-595) Dr. Adamson testified that, in 1985, at the same time he entered the sports medicine fellowship, he began a part-time private practice in partnership with another physician,
Report and Recommendation In the Matter of Wallace C. Adamson, M.D. Page 9 Dr. Ratcliff, a faculty member at the family practice residency at Grant. The name of Dr. Ratcliff’s practice was Village Family Physicians. (Tr. at 593-595) 2. Dr. Adamson testified that, from 1986 through 1994, he had been the first program director for the sports medicine fellowship program at Grant, and also became the first medical director for the Grant Fitness Center. Dr. Adamson also continued to work at Village Family Physicians. Dr. Adamson testified that, around March 1, 1994, he left Grant, and Village Family Physicians, which by that time had been purchased by Grant. He began working at Family Practice Outreach, which was owned by another physician, Dr. Griggs, and which was located at 4278 Indianola Avenue, Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Adamson purchased Family Practice Outreach on January 1, 1995, and renamed the practice Apple Health Sports and Family Medicine, Inc. [Apple Health]. Dr. Adamson practiced at Apple Health until April 30, 2000, when he left private practice to work for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield [Anthem]. (Resp. Ex. O; Tr. at 595-596) Dr. Adamson testified that his practice at Apple Health had been a general family practice. Dr. Adamson further testified that he had had approximately 3000 active charts. Moreover, Dr. Adamson testified that “approximately 80 to 85 percent had some type of insurance. Approximately 10 percent were on Medicare, and 5 percent were either state-funded Medicaid or self-pay.” (Tr. at 1340-1341) Dr. Adamson testified that his office generally saw approximately thirty patients per day, but could see as many as forty on a very busy day. Dr. Adamson testified that this remained fairly consistent throughout the time period relevant to this hearing. (Tr. at 1341-1342) Dr. Adamson testified that his practice “was in a very competitive health care market” and that he had had difficulty keeping staff. Dr. Adamson testified that the size of his staff, including providers, varied between five and ten people. (Tr. at 602-603) 3. Dr. Adamson testified that he sold Apple Health to American Health Network on May 1, 1995. Dr. Adamson testified that American Health Network was at that time a wholly-owned subsidiary of Anthem. Dr. Adamson further testified that everyone at the practice, including Dr. Adamson, became an employee of American Health Network at that time. Dr. Adamson testified that, subsequently, on August 1, 1998, Anthem divested itself of American Health Network, and American Health Network became a separate company. The new company, known as American Health Network, Inc., was owned by some of the affiliated physicians. Dr. Adamson testified that he was not one of the owners, but remained an employee until April 30, 2000. (Tr. at 597-598) 4. Dr. Adamson testified that when he was an employee of Anthem-owned American Health Network he had received a guaranteed salary amount. Dr. Adamson further testified that when American Health Network, Inc., took over the practice, “they went to a production-based system, but they did not administer that production-based system on any type of a consistent basis.” Dr. Adamson testified that his salary nevertheless remained
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