A judge recently ruled in favor of Steward Carney Hospital and its former president, Bill Walczak, declaring that neither engaged in defamation or retaliation when firing 31 employees more than a decade ago.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Healthcare billing fraud: 12 recent cases
From a medical biller ordered to pay more than $336 million in restitution to a serial fraudster sentenced to 10 years in prison for his latest scheme, here are 12 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 19:
California hospital to pay $2M to settle overbilling allegations
Pomona (California) Valley Hospital Medical Center agreed to pay more than $2 million to resolve allegations it overbilled the state’s Medicaid program for prescription medications.
Crozer sues over withdrawal of surgery residency accreditation
Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, which owns Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health, is suing the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education after the organization withdrew accreditation for Crozer’s general surgery training program, The …
New York man ordered to pay $336M for billing fraud scheme
A New York man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay over $336 million in restitution for an elaborate healthcare billing fraud, wire fraud and identity theft scheme.
Physician malpractice lawsuits, award amounts on the rise: 3 notes
Huge malpractice awards against physicians and hospitals are on the rise, Medscape reported Feb. 2.
OxyContin advertiser to pay $350M in first-ever opioid marketing settlement
A French advertising company that worked on Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin account agreed to pay $350 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of falsely marketing opioids as safe and unable to be abused.
California lab owner gets prison for $234M fraud scheme
A California man convicted multiple times for healthcare fraud was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his latest scheme.
Ohio health system accused of web-tracking violations
Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health System is facing a lawsuit that accuses it of sharing patient information with third parties, ClassAction.org reported Jan. 30.
Justice Department, MedStar reach agreement over disability access
Columbia, Md.-based MedStar has reached an agreement with the Justice Department after allegedly depriving individuals with disabilities access to medical care by excluding the presence of their support persons.
