Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter’s Health will pay more than $10.8 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to federal healthcare programs for oncology services.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Nurse sues St. Luke's, alleges contract violation
A contract nurse at a Missouri hospital filed a lawsuit against her former employer over allegations of unlawful hour cuts, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Aug. 25.
2 VA hospital executives 'immediately transferred' out amid probe on care delays
The medical center director and chief of staff at Buffalo (N.Y.) VA Medical Center have been “immediately transferred” out of their positions as the VA awaits results from an investigation into care delays at the hospital.
Ex-Iowa hospital CEO admits embezzling $3.2M from former California employer
The former CEO of Virginia Gay Hospital, a privately operated, nonprofit rural hospital in Vinton, Iowa, pleaded guilty Aug. 20 to one count of wire fraud for embezzling more than $3.2 million from his former California employer, according to the Justi…
Man charged with calling in bomb threats to Jewish hospitals in New York
An Oregon man faces multiple charges after allegedly targeting Jewish hospitals in New York with hoax bomb threats, according to the Justice Department.
Hackensack Meridian must allow service dogs at medical appointments: Justice Department
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health and the Justice Department have reached an agreement to resolve allegations that the health system violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by refusing to allow a service animal into a medical office, a…
5 states with healthcare noncompete bans
Five states have passed healthcare noncompete bans, and seven states have introduced similar bills.
CHS win upheld in Pennsylvania hospital sale dispute
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling that Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems was in compliance with licensing requirements when it sold Pottstown (Pa.) Hospital to Tower Health.
Hospitals, physicians split after noncompete strikedown
A federal court on Aug. 20 struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s sweeping noncompete ban, claiming that it was “unreasonably overbroad” and that the FTC lacks authority to implement nationwide rules defining unfair methods of competition.
Dignity Health sued over not telling family of patient's death
A patient’s family is bringing a lawsuit against Sacramento, Calif.-based Mercy San Juan Medical Center after a 31-year-old woman died and her body was put into cold storage without the family’s knowledge, The Sacramento Bee reported Aug. 20.
