An Arizona woman who pretended to be a nurse practitioner was sentenced after pleading guilty to fraud, forgery and identity theft, according to a July 12 report from AZCentral.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Ohio medical board pulls physician's license after TikTok livestreams
An Ohio plastic surgeon who livestreamed procedures on TikTok has lost her medical license following an investigation by the state’s medical board.
UCHealth, Parkview combination delayed due to 'regulatory matters'
Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth and Pueblo, Colo.-based Parkview Health System were expecting to close their combination by the middle of 2023, but the proposed move has been delayed due to “regulatory matters,” according to a July 12 filing.
Revenue cycle company faces proposed class-action lawsuit over breach
Healthcare revenue cycle company Imagine360 is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit that alleges the company failed to protect private health information and personal data in the wake of a data breach.
MetroHealth police prevent group from reaching mass shooting victim
A group of people rushed Cleveland-based MetroHealth Hospital on July 9 and tried to get to a gunshot victim before police stopped them, ABC affiliate WEWS reported July 11.
Patient sues Kansas Ascension hospital after alleged rape
A patient filed a lawsuit against Wichita, Kan.-based Ascension Via Christi St. Francis for negligence after she was allegedly raped by a man who sneaked into the hospital and posed as a nurse tech, The Wichita Eagle reported July 11.
Man charged in fatal shooting of Tennessee surgeon
A man has been charged in connection with the shooting and death of an orthopedic surgeon at Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics in Collierville, Tenn.
California physician, pain clinic chain to pay $11M million to settle fraud allegations
A California physician and the pain clinic chain he owned agreed to pay more than $11.3 million to settle allegations they submitted millions of dollars of false claims to Medicare, Medi-Cal and Oregon Medicaid for medically unnecessary services.
2 recent fraud self-disclosure settlements of $1M+
Two fraud self-disclosure cases were settled for more than $1 million in June, according to the HHS Office of Inspector General:
EU hits Illumina with $476M fine for Grail acquisition
Biotech company Illumina was fined $476 million by the European Union for acquiring cancer test company Grail without vetting from the EU, Bloomberg reported July 12.
