Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues

Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases

From the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations covering an alleged scheme that could be costing Medicare $2 billion to a telemedicine company owner pleading guilty to a $110 million scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases th…

UChicago sued for negligence in death of Silver Cross Hospital CEO

UChicago Medicine and one of its cardiothoracic surgeons have been named in a lawsuit over the death of Ruth Colby, the former CEO of New Lenox, Ill.-based Silver Cross Hospital. 

Nurses accuse Ascension of wage theft

Nurses at Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet (Ill.), who are members of the Illinois Nurses Association, have filed a lawsuit on behalf of themselves and more than 90 of their co-workers who they say were not paid wages they earned for the extra shifts work…

Apparent murder-suicide ends in Wisconsin hospital: Police

An 85-year-old man fatally shot himself in a Wisconsin hospital’s emergency room after allegedly shooting and killing his wife at their home, according to local authorities.

Pennsylvania Munchausen-by-proxy suit emerges in wake of Johns Hopkins 'Netflix' case

Twelve families have filed a joint lawsuit against Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network, alleging the health system and its affiliates falsely accused them of medical child abuse. 

UCHealth sued patients nearly 16K times in last 5 years, investigation reveals

Over the last five years, Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth has sued its patients 15,710 times for money that they owe to the health system, The Colorado Sun reported Feb. 19.

OU Health settles pharmacy lawsuit for $140K

Oklahoma City-based OU Health paid $140,000 to settle allegations of violating recordkeeping laws in its pharmacy department, according to the Justice Department. 

Physician's free speech lawsuit against Mayo gets jury trial

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is set to go before a jury in July of 2025 for a lawsuit filed by a physician who alleges the health system “silenced” him, KTTC reported Feb. 15. 

Scrutiny exposes potential cracks in research system

Two hospitals, five researchers and 76 research papers were called out in the last few weeks for inaccurate data and copied images — shining light on a potentially broken system of scientific research.

3 Utah lawsuits seek $40M from Steward

Three separate Utah lawsuits are seeking a combined $40 million in damages from Dallas-based Steward Health Care after investors allege the health system took funding from five of its state hospitals to pay bills it had acquired across other states, Th…