The U.S. Attorney’s Office has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Steward Health Care System and its subsidiaries, alleging violations of the physician self-referral law and submission of false claims to Medicare.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
FTC updates merger guidelines to 'reflect realities of the modern economy'
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have unveiled their 2023 merger guidelines, which break down the agencies’ factors and frameworks that are utilized when going over merger and acquisition approvals.
Families accuse Brigham and Women's of losing infants' remains
Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital is refuting claims that it improperly disposed of the remains of five infants, the Boston Herald reported Dec. 16.
Judge delays retrial decision in Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital 'Netflix' case
A judge told St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital it would not decide on a retrial for its lawsuit case that was brought to light in a Netflix documentary until after the holidays, Fox 13 News reported.
Furloughed inmate charged with stealing UPMC hospital employee's car
A furloughed inmate who walked away from Erie, Pa.-based UPMC Hamot on Dec. 9 while receiving medical treatment at the facility is facing charges after police said he fled Erie in a car he stole from a hospital employee, the Erie Times-News reported De…
North Carolina AG sues HCA
North Carolina’s attorney general is suing HCA Healthcare, alleging the for-profit hospital operator has cut emergency and cancer care at Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health System and lapsed on its 2019 purchase agreement in doing so.
6 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From the former CEO of MetroHealth filing a motion to drop his lawsuit against the hospital’s board, to Washington University in St. Louis accusing the Missouri attorney general of violating HIPAA, here are six hospital lawsuits, settlements and legal …
Man pleads guilty to hospital bomb threat
A Connecticut man pleaded guilty to offenses related to a bomb threat he called in to Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital in May 2021.
Furloughed prisoner may have escaped UPMC hospital with employee's car
A furloughed prisoner escaped custody Dec. 9 while receiving medical treatment at Erie, Pa.-based UPMC Hamot, according to local reports. Now, police are investigating whether he stole a hospital employee’s car to skip town.
Biotech CEO pleads guilty to fraud scheme
Keith Berman, former CEO and director of Decision Diagnostics Corp., pleaded guilty to securities fraud, wire fraud and obstruction of an official proceeding.
