Surgeon Eithan Haim, MD, is being charged with four counts of criminal HIPAA violations after he leaked internal documents from Houston-based Texas Children’s Hospital regarding gender-affirming services, Houston Public Media reported June 10.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
FTC seeks immediate order blocking Novant-CHS deal
The Federal Trade Commission is asking the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to issue an immediate order to block Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health from acquiring two North Carolina hospitals from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems until t…
CityMD settles fraud suit for $12M
CityMD agreed to pay the federal government $12 million to settle fraud allegations related to COVID-19 tests, according to the Justice Department.
12 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements
From a judge denying the FTC’s attempt to block a two-hospital deal in North Carolina to two former high-ranking employees filing a False Claims Act complaint against Erlanger Health System, here are 12 lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Beck…
Prospect Medical sues Yale New Haven over stalled acquisition
Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings is suing Yale New Haven Health, demanding that the Connecticut health system honor its contractual obligations to acquire Eastern Connecticut Health Network and Waterbury Hospital.
Appeals court overturns Sutter Health antitrust win
A majority panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reversed a 2022 jury verdict in favor of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health in a class action alleging the health system used its market power to charge supracompetitive rates…
FTC can't halt Novant, CHS deal, judge rules
A federal judge has rejected the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction to bar Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health from its $320 million acquisition of two North Carolina hospitals from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Healt…
Legacy Health settles suit over unauthorized photos of burn victim
Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health will pay an undisclosed amount to settle a lawsuit with parents of a burn victim from an apartment fire, The Oregonian reported June 4.
Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases
From a Massachussettes hospital settling allegations it knowingly billed for procedures that didn’t follow Medicare rules to the conviction of a Texas physician in a $70 million scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s has reported s…
Novo Nordisk sues 9 more companies over Ozempic copycat claims
The manufacturer of Ozempic and Wegovy filed nine additional lawsuits against businesses in six states that allegedly sold unapproved compounded versions of the popular drugs.
