After the Oct. 22 shooting deaths of two employees at Methodist Dallas Medical Center, a suspect charged in the incident reportedly reloaded his handgun and started to leave a room at the hospital, then engaged in a standoff with police before bei…
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
New York provider to pay $570K to settle Medicaid fraud suit
A New York physician will pay $568,750 to New York to settle claims he upcoded smoking cessation services.
Man charged in shooting that killed 2 Dallas hospital workers
A suspect was arrested and charged after the Oct. 22 shooting deaths of two employees at Methodist Dallas Medical Center.
Wyoming VA hospital accused of covering up patient death
A hospital owned by the Veterans Administration is facing an $11 million lawsuit that accuses its staff of covering up a patient’s death, radio station KTWO reported Oct. 19
Opening arguments begin in false advertising suit against Figs
Court proceedings began this week in California in a case alleging medical apparel manufacturer Figs made false claims about its scrubs, Seeking Alpha reported Oct. 18.
HCA says it will ‘vigorously defend’ itself against 3 antitrust lawsuits
Antitrust lawsuits are mounting against Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health and its parent company, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
Carter Healthcare affiliates, 2 managers pay $7.18M to resolve false claims allegations
Oklahoma City-based Carter Healthcare, its affiliates, and two senior managers have agreed to pay $7.18 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act.
Sutter Health settles improper billing allegations for $13M
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, and its affiliate Sutter Bay Hospitals, will pay more than $13 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by improperly billing for lab tests, the Justice Department said Oct. 17….
Judge blocks California from suspending clinic chain’s Medicaid reimbursements
A bankruptcy judge has blocked California health officials from suspending Medicaid reimbursements to Borrego Springs, Calif.-based federally qualified health center Borrego Health, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Oct. 17.
U of Iowa agrees to pay $15M to settle healthcare worker overtime lawsuit
The University of Iowa’s Board of Regents has agreed to pay $15 million to settle a class-action lawsuit with current and former Hospitals & Clinics employees who alleged managers didn’t pay overtime, bonuses or accrued leave as quickly as state and fe…
