A North Carolina judge is seeking answers from HCA Healthcare by July 25 in a class-action lawsuit alleging the Nashville, Tenn.-based hospital operator engaged in anti-competitive tactics.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Employee with gun arrested at Texas hospital
An employee was arrested July 19 at Reeves County Hospital in Pecos, Texas, after police found him in his office in possession of a gun, according to NewsWest 9.
Woman accused of impersonating nurse, attempting to kidnap newborn at California hospital
Law enforcement has charged a woman accused of impersonating a nurse to try to kidnap a newborn infant at Riverside University Health System-Medical Center in Moreno Valley, Calif., according to a news release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s D…
3 recent provider self-disclosed fraud settlements
Three providers settled self-reported fraud claims for $500,000 or more in June, according to the HHS Office of the Inspector General:
Oklahoma State University settles HIPAA allegations for $875K
Stillwater-based Oklahoma State University Center for Health Science has agreed to pay a financial penalty of $875,000 to resolve allegations it violated HIPAA privacy, security and breach notification rules stemming from a 2018 data breach.
Texas sues Biden administration over rules on emergency abortion
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Biden administration over HHS guidance that says hospitals must provide abortions in emergency cases.
UNC Health settles with patients who accused system of violating their civil rights
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based University of North Carolina Health will pay a $125,000 settlement to two blind patients who said the system did not provide billing or health information in Braille or any other accessible format, according to a report in The C…
Fresenius Vascular Care accused of defrauding federal programs at 9 locations
Berwyn, Pa.-based Fresenius Vascular Care has been accused of defrauding Medicare and other healthcare programs through “billing for unnecessary procedures” at nine of its locations, the Justice Department said July 13.
Specialty pharmacy to pay $1.3M to settle false claims allegations
A Pompano Beach, Fla.-based specialty pharmacy agreed to pay $1.31 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare for prescriptions for an expensive treatment used for opioid overdoses.
Federal jury convicts New York man in $600M billing fraud scheme
A New York man is facing the potential of nearly five decades in prison after a federal jury convicted him July 13 for an elaborate $600 million healthcare billing fraud, wire fraud and identity theft scheme.
