The U.S and State of Washington filed a whistleblower suit against Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health for allegedly fraudulently billing federal healthcare programs for spine surgeries performed by Jason Dreyer, DO, at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane b…
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is set to reject legislation that would allow advanced practice registered nurses to treat patients and write prescriptions without physician oversight, Wisconsin Public Radio reports.
The Homer G. Phillips Memorial Hospital opened in mid-January amid a lawsuit filed with the hopes of forcing the hospital to change names, radio station KMOX reported Jan. 26.
A California physician and Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach are facing a civil lawsuit from 73 former patients who allege they were sexual abused, NBC affiliate KNBC reported Jan. 25.
New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has agreed to pay $801,000 to resolve allegations that two radiology practices improperly billed federal healthcare programs for images used in image-guided radiation therapy treatments.
After pleading guilty to forging two FDA clearance letters, a former employee of a medical device company was sentenced to one year of prison, the Justice Department said Jan. 24.
U.S. News & World Report is suing San Francisco’s top attorney over subpoenas seeking documents and information relating to its rankings of hospitals, according to court documents accessed by Becker’s.
Six months after a bomb threat was received at Georgetown (Ky.) Community Hospital, police have arrested a hospital security guard.
An appeals court partially revived a New York surgeon’s office challenge of the No Surprises Act, Law360 reported Jan. 23.
Law enforcement is investigating threats against at least one nurse at Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, according to The Lund Report.
