Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health System has agreed to pay $671,310 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by misuse of “incident-to” billing, according to the Justice Department.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
California homeowners sue hospital for trespassing
Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera, Calif., is facing a lawsuit from neighboring property owners alleging private nuisance and trespassing, GV Wire reported July 25.
Thomas Jefferson University to pay $2.7M to resolve fund misuse allegations
Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University agreed to pay $2.7 million to resolve allegations it misused and improperly retained federal funds that were intended to be used for student loans.
Kentucky nurse involved in drug mix-up that led to patient death: Report
A series of missteps led to a nurse inadvertently administering the wrong medication to a patient last summer at CHI Saint Joseph Health Main in Lexington, Ky. The medication mix-up ultimately led to the patient’s death, according to an investigation b…
Physician wounded by shooter at Texas hospital
A physician was injured July 25 by a gunman who fired inside of a Texas medical building, Fox News reported.
Ammon Bundy, co-defendants to pay $52.5M in Idaho system harassment lawsuit
An Idaho jury ordered Ammon Bundy, Diego Rodriguez, the People’s Rights Network, Freedom Man Press, and the Bundy campaign for governor to pay $52.5 million to Boise-based St. Luke’s Health System and other plaintiffs in a lawsuit alleging harassment a…
Columbia University OB-GYN convicted of sex abuse sentenced to 20 years
Robert Hadden, MD, a former OB-GYN physician at New York City-based Columbia University, who was convicted of sexual abuse earlier this year, was sentenced July 25 to 20 years in prison, according to a July 25 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s…
Cleveland sues CVS, Eli Lilly and Evernorth over insulin prices
In a 155-page lawsuit, Cleveland leaders accused numerous retail pharmacies, drugmakers and pharmacy benefit managers of hiking insulin prices that they said cost the city millions of dollars, according to court documents.
Vanderbilt sued over patient data sharing amid transgender care probe
Two patients filed a class action lawsuit against Nashville-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center July 24, claiming the system violated patient privacy by sharing medical information with the state attorney general amid a probe into transgender ca…
Hospital clerk gets 3 years for stealing patient information
A former hospital clerk was sentenced to three years in prison for stealing patient information to defraud the government.
