Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues

Michigan physician convicted in $35M healthcare fraud

David Jankowski, DO, was convicted on July 11 by a federal jury in Detroit on 30 charges related to the unlawful distribution of schedule II, III and IV controlled substances and healthcare fraud.

Miami man charged with selling fake Cisco equipment to hospitals as part of $1B scheme

A CEO running dozens of companies across two states has been indicted in New Jersey after he allegedly trafficked billions of dollars worth of fake Cisco equipment and sold it to hospitals and other organizations.

Legal risks of miscarriage care post-Roe: Physicians voice concern

Many physicians are expressing concern that they may be at risk of prosecution for providing miscarriage care in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s overturning, Roll Call reported July 12.

Nurse, paramedic stabbed at SSM Health hospital

A nurse and paramedic were stabbed July 11 inside SSM Health DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, Mo., according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

HHS clarifies: All US hospitals must provide abortions in emergency cases

HHS issued guidance to hospitals July 11 to clarify that abortion is covered under the federal law requiring Medicare hospitals to provide all patients appropriate emergency care — including abortion care — regardless of state law.

7 recent hospital lawsuits

From a West Virginia health system accused of wrongful termination to former employees suing a Minnesota system over its vaccination policy, here are the latest hospital lawsuits making headlines. 

Court to Maine healthcare workers: Reveal names for vaccination mandate case to proceed

An appeals court has given nine Maine healthcare workers who challenged the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate based on their religious objections until July 11 to file an amended complaint with their names, the Portland Press Herald reported.

Teladoc, Amwell settle remote health tech patent suit

Teladoc and Amwell settled their patent infringement lawsuit over technologies used in remote patient monitoring, Bloomberg Law reported July 6.  

West Virginia hospital to pay $1.5M to resolve alleged Stark Law violations

Weirton (W.Va.) Medical Center has agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and Stark Law by knowingly submitting or causing the submission of claims to Medicare that violated the Stark Law.

Feds recovered $5B from healthcare fraud cases in 2021: 8 things to know

The U.S. Justice Department and HHS brought in more than $5 billion in healthcare fraud settlements in fiscal year 2021, according to a report jointly released by the agencies July 5.