The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is accusing Danville, Ky.-based Ephraim McDowell Health of denying an employee a promotion because of her sex and retaliating against her after she reported discrimination.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Lifespan employee placed camera in children's hospital bathroom: Police
An employee of Providence, R.I.-based Hasbro Children’s Hospital, part of Providence-based Lifespan, was taken into custody by Providence Police after reports that he was placing cameras in the hospital bathrooms.
Mount Sinai asks judge to reject attempt to block Beth Israel closure
New York City-based Mount Sinai has filed a motion asking a judge to deny a preliminary injunction that would keep Beth Israel Hospital open past its planned July 12 closure date.
Lawsuits mount against Pennsylvania nursing homes that employed nurse accused of patient deaths
A wrongful death lawsuit was filed March 27 against Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Butler County, Pa., alleging the facility employed a nurse who had a history of administering excessive doses of insulin, according to a report fro…
340B profit exceeds charity care spending for 85% of disproportionate share hospitals: Report
A recent report from the Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B found that 85% of disproportionate share hospitals in the U.S. received more from 340B profit than they invested in charity care in 2022.
Healthcare billing fraud: 8 recent cases
From a former Georgia insurance commissioner pleading guilty to his role in a $2.5 million scheme to a durable medical equipment company owner sentenced to prison for “one of the largest Medicare fraud schemes in history,” here are eight healthcare bil…
Teen who posed as PA at 2 hospitals gets prison time
A teenager who posed as a physician assistant at two Texas hospitals was sentenced to five years in prison March 26, NBC affiliate KRIS 6 News reported.
Medicare, Medicaid made $100B in improper payments in 2023
The federal government reported an estimated $235.8 billion in improper payments in fiscal year 2023, with more than $100 billion coming from Medicare and Medicaid, according to a March 26 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
Massachusetts attorneys say Steward owes them $600K
Kenney and Sams, a Boston law firm, has filed a lawsuit against financially troubled Dallas-based Steward Health Care claiming that the health system owes it $605,306 for legal services rendered, including interest and additional damages.
Beth Israel violated 'cease and desist' order, state alleges
The New York State Department of Health is accusing Mount Sinai Beth Israel of violating a “cease and desist” order prohibiting the closure of any beds or services without state approval, Politico reported March 25.
