Spinal Fusion Consultant Now in Drug-Testing Business

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefA consultant who allegedly boosted spinal-fusion billings at a small Southern California hospital more than $60 million and charged markups of more than 300% for surgical devices is now in the drug-testing business -- and behind in his bills.Paul Randall, who worked as a consultant for Tri-City Regional Medical Center in Hawaiian Gardens before the hospital fired the chief executive officer who hired him, is president of toxicology company Matrix Medical and a managing member of Platinum Medical Group, also a drug-screening company, according to information o...