A physician has been arrested and charged with battery after allegedly repeatedly striking an unresponsive patient at UF Health Leesburg (Fla.) Hospital, Leesburg-News reported Feb. 16.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
6 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From a jury siding with a Missouri health system CEO in a legal battle over one of his tweets to a New Hampshire hospital settling a false claims case, here are the latest hospital lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
Jury sides with CoxHealth CEO in lawsuit over tweet
A 12-person jury in Missouri sided with CoxHealth and its CEO on Feb. 16 in a lawsuit filed by the mother of a patient who alleged defamation, discrimination and breach of privacy, according to KY3 News.
6 lawsuits challenging the No Surprises Act
There are six lawsuits currently filed targeting the rules in the No Surprises Act, which went into effect Jan.1, Health Affairs reported Feb. 16.
3 Ohio providers to pay $3M to settle improper billing allegations
Three Ohio providers will pay $3.19 million to settle allegations of submitting improper claims to Medicare and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, according to The Columbus Dispatch.
Connecticut residents file antitrust lawsuit against Hartford HealthCare
Six Connecticut residents filed a lawsuit against Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare, alleging that the health system used unlawful and anticompetitive methods to drive up healthcare prices in the state.
Florida health system settles improper Medicaid payment allegations for $5.5M
Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System will pay the U.S. $5.5 million to settle allegations that it made donations to the local government to improperly fund Florida’s Medicaid payments to the system.
Florida physician convicted of $110M fraud
A Florida physician was convicted Feb. 10 for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme that involved billing health insurance companies for $110 million in medically unnecessary services, according to the Justice Department.
Maine hospital unlawfully underpaid psychologist compared to male colleagues, federal judge rules
Northern Light Acadia Hospital violated Maine’s equal pay law by paying male and female employees different wages for the same work, a federal judge ruled Feb. 8.
Epic, IBM, Teladoc support legislation to modernize health privacy laws
Epic, IBM, Teladoc Health and Athenahealth are among the companies supporting proposed health privacy legislation aimed at modernizing outdated health privacy laws and regulations.
