Members of the Oregon Nurses Association have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging wage theft by Renton, Wash.-based Providence.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases
From a Florida man being charged with allegedly using a Pennsylvania hospital in a $25 million Medicare scam, to the indictment of a New York physician in an alleged kickback scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that have made headlines s…
Justice Department to retry Florida nursing home owner on fraud charges
The Justice Department is set to retry Philip Esformes, a Florida nursing home owner who had his 20-year prison sentence commuted by former President Donald Trump in September 2019, on six healthcare fraud criminal charges, CNBC reported Aug. 12.
Hospital data specialist pleaded guilty to creating fake vaccination records
A data entry specialist for Derby, Conn.-based Griffin Health waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty Aug. 12 to creating fake COVID-19 vaccination records, the Justice Department said.
Former workers at closed Arizona hospital sue, allege they’re due unpaid wages
Laid-off employees at the now-closed Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital in Green Valley, Ariz., have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging they were not paid for accrued time off upon termination, the Green Valley News reported Aug. 13.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital sued over data sharing
Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Meta, Facebook and Instagram were named in a lawsuit filed Aug. 10 accusing the hospital of sharing sensitive patient health data with the social media companies.
New York surgeon’s No Surprises Act lawsuit tossed
A federal judge dismissed a Rockville Centre, N.Y., physician’s No Surprises Act lawsuit, Newsday reported Aug. 11.
7 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From nurses suing AdventHealth over an active shooter drill to a news organization suing eight Indiana hospitals, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
Lawyers want to combine class-action lawsuits against HCA
Two separate lawsuits, one filed by the city of Brevard, N.C., and a second filed jointly by Buncombe County and the city of Asheville, N.C., could merge into a single large antitrust, class-action lawsuit against Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare …
Georgia nurse practitioner sentenced to prison for role in telemedicine fraud scheme
A Georgia nurse practitioner has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $1.6 million in restitution for her role in an orthopedic telemedicine fraud scheme, the Justice Department said Aug. 9.
