The Oregon Justice Department has opened an investigation into Renton, Wash.-based Providence’s financial practices, The Oregonian reported Oct. 13.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Providence hospital settles allegations it failed to accommodate injured worker
Providence Centralia (Wash.) Hospital, part of Renton, Wash.-based Providence, has agreed to settle a lawsuit with a former employee who alleged the hospital refused to accommodate limitations caused by an on-the-job injury, The Chronicle reported…
Mississippi hospital lease agreement in spotlight amid service changes
Merit Health Central in Jackson, Miss., has discontinued many services as it plans to acquire 50 psychiatric beds from another Merit Health facility. However, the hospital’s lease agreement requires it to serve as a “full service general acute care hos…
Nurse robbed at gunpoint at Tennessee hospital
A nurse at Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., was robbed at gunpoint Oct. 10, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.
Lawsuit: Former St. Louis hospital CEO owed damages in wake of resignation
The former CEO of South City Hospital in St. Louis claims in a lawsuit that conditions of a separation agreement were not met, the St. Louis Business Journal reported Oct. 10.
Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases
From an Ohio radiology company president getting sentenced to 15 years in prison, to an Indiana health system agreeing to settle claims that it submitted improper revenue codes to Medicaid, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s has covere…
New York City hospitals to pay $165M in physician sex abuse case
Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, both in New York City, have reached a $165 million settlement with 147 former patients who reported sexual abuse or misconduct by a former gynecologist.
Woman indicted in connection with alleged fake bomb threat against Boston Children’s
A federal grand jury has indicted a Westfield, Mass., woman in connection with a fake bomb threat made against Boston Children’s Hospital, the Justice Department announced Oct. 7.
Nationwide Children’s withheld pay for meal break even when employees worked, lawsuit alleges
A phlebotomist is accusing Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, of failure to pay employees overtime wages, according to court documents accessed by Becker’s.
Kamala Harris: DOJ gathering legal support for providers post-Roe
The Justice Department has established a task force to provide legal support to those affected by recent abortion legislation, including healthcare workers, Vice President Kamala Harris said.
