• 12 key legal issues impacting health systems

    1. Increased government interest in False Claims Act, Stark Act and related issues. In 2023, the U.S. government and whistleblowers were involved in 543 False Claims Act settlements and judgments. This is the highest number recorded in a single year, with healthcare fraud making up the bulk of cases and valued at over $1.8 billion. 
  • The provider types with the most Medicaid fraud civil settlements in 2023

    Medical device manufacturers accounted for the most Medicaid fraud civil settlements and judgments in 2023, according to a report from the HHS Office of Inspector General. 
  • Former ED director sues Vermont hospital over alleged retaliation

    Copley Hospital in Morristown, Vt., is facing a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by its former emergency department director, who is alleging the hospital retaliated against him after he raised safety concerns related to the switch to a new records system, according to a report from VTDiggerVTDigger. 
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  • CMS notifies HCA Mission Hospital of EMTALA violation

    CMS has sent a letter to HCA Healthcare's Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., to notify leadership that the hospital was found in violation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act and must take action or risk losing federal funding, according to a letter obtained by the Citizen Times.
  • Merck, Johns Hopkins continue battle over Keytruda patents

    During a monthslong legal dispute between Merck and John Hopkins University over Keytruda patents, the drugmaker raised the issue to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, JD Supra reported March 13. 
  • New York physician faces another sexual assault charge

    Another woman has accused a New York City gastroenterologist of sexual abuse, NBC New York reported March. 14.
  • UChicago Medicine to pay $14M in wrongful death lawsuit verdict

    The University of Chicago Medical Center has been found responsible in a wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of a boy who died at age 4, and must pay $14 million to the family, The Chicago Tribune reported March 14.
  • Connecticut hospital leader found dead amid sex abuse charges

    The chief of rheumatology at Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare's Bone & Joint Institute has been found dead, days after he was arrested on child sexual exploitation charges, Connecticut State Police have confirmed.
  • 10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements

    From a federal judge dismissing a trademark lawsuit from NYU Langone to proposed class-action suits rolling in against Change Healthcare, here are 10 healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements Becker's has reported since March 1:
  • Seattle Children's to pay $125K to nurse in sexual harassment case

    Seattle Children's Hospital has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by a former nurse who claimed the hospital failed, repeatedly, to adequately address her concerns, allowing the incidents to continue.
  • Federal appeals court sides with 340B contract pharmacies

    On March 12, a federal appeals court upheld an Arkansas law, ruling that drugmakers cannot restrict 340B program offerings from community and specialty pharmacies. 
  • New York hospital agrees to $17.3M physician kickback settlement

    NewYork-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital agreed to pay millions of dollars to resolve kickback allegations.
  • Father, son sentenced to prison for $46M fraud scheme

    A father and son have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a scheme that attempted to defraud Medicare out of $46 million. 
  • FTC, 10 states sue 'sham' cancer charity

    The Federal Trade Commission and 10 states are suing a "sham" charity and its operator for deceiving donors and funneling profits into its own pockets.
  • Former Alaska hospital exec takes plea deal to avoid prison

    Bradley Grigg, former chief behavioral health officer at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska, has accepted a plea deal that allows him to avoid prison time, local news outlet KTOO reported March 11.
  • Employee with guns arrested at Cleveland Clinic Florida campus

    Police arrested a 54-year-old employee at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Gifford, Fla., March 7 after law enforcement found the individual had firearms and ammunition in his possession on the facility's campus, local news outlets reported after the sheriff's office held a news conference March 11. 
  • Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases

    From a New York City physician indicted in an alleged $20.7 million scheme to a call center owner indicted in a $97 million scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker's has reported on since Feb. 16:
  • Medical supply CEO found guilty for 'dummy' device scheme

    A jury recently convicted the former CEO of a medical device company in connection to the company's creation and sale of a dummy medical device part that was implanted in patients, the Justice Department said March 6. 
  • Teen sentenced to 8 years for carjacking outside HSHS hospital

    Chloe Zellner, 18, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for carjacking and assaulting a nurse outside of a Wisconsin hospital, WTAQ reported March 6. 
  • Washington court dismisses case against UW Medicine alleging lost tumor

    A Washington state county court on Feb. 28 dismissed a lawsuit filed against UW Medicine, which accused the Seattle-based system of losing a patient's tumor before it could be tested for cancer. 

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