A prominent Arkansas psychiatrist is under federal investigation for alleged an Medicaid fraud scheme and false imprisonment, NBC News reported July 23.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Child's life support removed, resulting in death while still conscious, lawsuit claims
A family is suing Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare after their 8-year-old son was taken off life support measures while he was still conscious, wdrb.com reported July 23.
Security guard killed in shooting at Oregon hospital; suspect dead
Police say a suspect is dead after a shooting July 22 at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Ore., that left a hospital security guard dead and another employee injured.
Physician's assistant accused of healthcare fraud
A Fort Worth, Texas-based physician’s assistant has been charged with 11 counts of healthcare fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, according to a July 19 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of…
Florida appeals judge rules on decision on children in nursing homes
Days after U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks ruled that Florida must put a stop to housing children with complex medical needs in nursing homes, the state has launched an appeal, WLRN reported July 19.
Adult care home owner gets 21 years in patient's death
A nursing home owner was sentenced to 21 years in prison for the homicide of a patient.
Missouri, Texas physicians to pay settlement over alleged lab kickback scheme
Two physicians and a medical practice agreed to pay a total of $545,610 to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving kickbacks for labaratory referrals, the U.S. Department of Justice said July 20.
Tennessee court allows liability cases against 2 hospitals to proceed past statute of limitations
The Tennessee Supreme Court on July 20 made two rulings saying vicarious liability claims against hospitals can proceed when statute of limitations barred claims against agents.
Nurse practitioner abused dozens of patients: FBI
The FBI arrested a California nurse practitioner suspected of abusing more than a dozen boys and men since 1986, The Sacramento Bee reported July 19.
Former nursing school owner sentenced to 21 months for role in degree scheme
Johanah Napoleon, the former president and owner of the Palm Beach School of Nursing in Florida, must serve 21 months in prison and must also pay $3.5 million as part of her sentencing for the role she played in a fraudulent nursing degree scheme, the …
