A gynecologic oncologist has filed a lawsuit against his former employer, Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital, and associated entities, alleging they made a premature report that hindered his future employment opportunities.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Maine whistleblower physician sues after termination from state medical board
A physician filed a lawsuit claiming she was fired from the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine because of a whistleblower complaint against her previous hospital employer, Medscape reported June 26.
Former medical device sales rep arrested for alleged spine implant billing scheme
A former medical device sales representative was arrested June 26 for allegedly defrauding a Boston area hospital and lying to federal authorities, according to the Justice Department.
Fears ramp up for immigrants ahead of July 1 Florida hospital law
Immigrants will be asked whether they are in the country legally if they seek hospital care in Florida as a new law goes into effect July 1.
12 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From NYU Langone suing Northwell Health over the shade of purple it used in its advertising campaign, to Ascension facing a lawsuit for allegedly taking employees’ fingerprints without consent, here are 12 hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker’s has…
Illinois ER physicians sue shuttered hospital
Former emergency room physicians at St. Margaret’s Health-Peru (Ill.) have filed a lawsuit against the now-shuttered hospital, alleging it missed payments for their services.
150 join class action against Harvard, former morgue manager
As of June 23, 150 people have joined a class-action lawsuit against Boston-based Harvard University and the school’s former morgue manager in a case related to stolen human remains, according to NBC Boston.
Georgia physician could face $27M fine for false diagnoses claims
A Georgia physician could face more than $27 million in fines after a jury found he had violated the False Claims Act by submitting false diagnoses to Medicare, according to an article by law firm Husch Blackwell published by JD Supra on June 22.
HCA monitors reprimanded for North Carolina operation
HCA Healthcare has been criticized for having only one oncologist on staff at its Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health operations.
No need for 'media circus' in VUMC billing fraud inquiry, Tennessee AG says
After Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced June 20 it had turned over five years of medical records of patients who are minors and had received gender-affirming care at the hospital, the Tennessee attorney general’s office on June 21 released…
