Gulfport, Miss.-based Memorial Hospital is suing Wiggins (Miss.) Acute Care Hospital for $453,127 concerning payment of new air conditioning units put in at Wiggins-based Stone County Hospital and a medical clinic, the Sun Herald reported April 21.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
2 Florida providers sentenced in $31M Medicare scheme
A Florida chiropractor and surgeon who were convicted in a $31 million scheme to defraud Medicare have been sentenced to prison.
Colorado hospital to settle with workers over alleged unpaid work
Delta (Colo.) County Memorial Hospital, also known as Delta Health, will settle a collective action lawsuit alleging the hospital did not compensate for off-the-clock work performed by hourly staff, according to court documents accessed by Becker’s.
3 nurses charged with fraud in COVID-19 vaccine card schemes
Three nurses have been charged in Brooklyn, N.Y., in connection with a scheme to distribute more than 2,600 fake COVID-19 vaccination record cards, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced April 20.
18 defendants charged in $490M worth of alleged COVID-19 fraud schemes
The Justice Department is charging 18 defendants in separate COVID-19-related fraud schemes, in the largest coordinated law enforcement action targeting COVID-19 healthcare fraud to date.
Former physician assistant charged for practicing without a license for 2nd time
Theresa Pickering, 55, has not been a licensed physician assistant since 2014, but this is now the second time she has been charged and convicted for practicing as one in the last eight years.
Woman charged with murder of hospital workers' unborn child
Police have charged a Texas woman with murder after she allegedly punched a pregnant employee in the stomach at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, causing her to lose the baby, NBC News reported April 18.
Woman charged with murder of hospital workers' unborn child
Police have charged a Texas woman with murder after she allegedly punched a pregnant employee in the stomach at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, causing her to lose the baby, NBC News reported April 18.
Arrest warrant issued in Idaho for Ammon Bundy amid St. Luke's lawsuit
An Idaho judge has issued a civil arrest warrant for Ammon Bundy after the far-right figure again refused to turn up for a court appearance amid an ongoing lawsuit with Boise-based St. Luke’s Health System, the Idaho Capital Sun reported April 18.
Rhode Island hospital employee charged after ghost gun found in locker
A Rhode Island hospital employee has been charged with possessing a ghost gun after police found it in his locker in the hospital.
