A New Jersey federal grand jury has issued an updated indictment against a New York City physician for his alleged involvement in a number of Medicare and Medicaid fraud schemes that totaled more than $20.7 million in false claims.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
HCA's attempt to dismiss antitrust lawsuit denied
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has been unsuccessful in its attempt to have a proposed antitrust lawsuit dismissed in a North Carolina federal court.
Mississippi hospital nurse stabbed by patient: Police
A nurse at Jackson, Miss.-based Henry Ford Jackson Hospital was stabbed by a patient, MLive reported Feb. 21.
The 9 scariest words in the English language, per FTC's chairwoman
Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan told physicians that some of the challenges they and their patients face today “have their origins in policy choices made decades ago, when we shifted away from a deep commitment to maintaining open, compet…
Methodist Le Bonheur employee carjacked at gunpoint: Police
An employee of Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare was a victim of a carjacking incident this week in the hospital parking lot, police said, according to NBC affiliate WMC.
10 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From HCA asking to dismiss claims from a lawsuit filed by North Carolina’s attorney general to UChicago Medicine being sued for negligence in the death of an Illinois hospital CEO, here are 10 lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker’s has r…
Providence debt collector to pay $1M to settle lawsuit
A debt collection agency hired by Renton, Wash.-based Providence has agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations the company unlawfully collected medical payments from about 166,000 Washington patients without providing them with disclosures about …
UAB Health, Alabama clinics pause IVF treatments in wake of frozen embryo ruling
The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system and several clinics in Alabama paused in vitro fertilization treatments Feb. 21 after the state’s supreme court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children, according to The New York Times.
Substitute bill drops proposed Utah hospital sale
The proposed sale of Provo-based Utah State Hospital will not be going through after Utah Rep. Tyler Clancy revised his proposal that would have allowed the hospital’s sale to aid funding for new state hospitals and mental health services.
Exec convicted of insider trading over $1.6B Medtronic deal
Doron Tavlin, a former executive at Mazor Robotics, has been convicted of insider trading related to the device company’s $1.6 billion acquisition by Medtronic.
