The New York State Department of Health has ordered New York City-based Mount Sinai Beth Israel to “cease and desist” from closing beds and services without approval of the department.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Florida nurse gets 20 years for $192M billing scam
A Florida nurse practitioner faces 20 years in prison for a $192 million Medicare fraud scheme that left her ordering more cancer genetic tests than any other provider in the United States.
10 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From Community Health Network agreeing to a $345 million settlement to resolve allegations dating to 2008, to Seattle Children’s Hospital suing the Texas attorney general, here are 10 hospital lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker’s has r…
Pharmacy seeks class-action suit over UnitedHealth PBM fees
An Iowa pharmacy filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group and its pharmacy benefit manager, accusing the company of “unconscionable” DIR fees.
Seattle Children's sues Texas attorney general
Seattle Children’s Hospital has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Office of the Attorney General after the agency requested documents related to gender transition policies and such care provided to Texas children, NBC affiliate KAXN reported Dec. 20.&n…
Nurses assaulted 50 minutes apart at Rhode Island hospital: Police
Two nurses were assaulted in separate incidents Dec. 18 at Miriam Hospital in Providence, R.I., part of Lifespan, according to the hospital and police.
New York system board faces lawsuit over CEO's ouster
Alexander Rovt, PhD, chair of the board of trustees of One Brooklyn Health, a financially struggling health system that runs three private hospitals in New York City, and other board members face a lawsuit over a September vote to oust the organization…
Microsoft facing lawsuit over Kaiser website data
On Dec. 19, a federal judge permitted a lawsuit to proceed with four claims against Microsoft and Qualtrics related to the two companies’ acquisition of private health data from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente patients.
California hospital ex-owners sued for alleged mismanagement
Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital’s liquidation trustee Jeremy Rosenthal has reportedly filed a lawsuit against three executives of Halsen Healthcare, the company that formerly owned the hospital, accusing them of draining its funds for personal …
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shuts down medical debt collector
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shut down Commonwealth Financial Systems for illegally trying to collect unverified medical debts after consumers disputed the validity of the debt.
