From a former Cleveland Clinic executive charged in a fraud scheme to a roofing company suing St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
1. Former Cleveland Clinic executive charged in $2.7M fraud scheme
The former executive director of Cleveland Clinic Innovations, the development and commercialization arm of Cleveland Clinic, was charged for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the hospital system out of more than $2.7 million.
2. Tacoma, Wash., files suit against 3 drugmakers for alleged role in opioid epidemic
Attorneys for the city of Tacoma, Wash., filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, Endo Health Solutions and Janssen Pharmaceuticals for allegedly providing physicians and patients with misleading information regarding the safety and efficacy of their respective opioid products.
3. Roofing company sues BJC HealthCare, seeks to halt campus renewal project
A roofing and construction company is suing St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare, alleging the health system denied the company a chance to bid directly on construction work on a new patient tower, which is part of a $1.5 billion campus renewal project.
4. Operator of 2 New York City hospitals pays $4M to settle false claims, Stark Law allegations
MediSys Health Network, which owns and operates two New York City hospitals, agreed to pay $4 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act and Stark Law.
5. Man pleads not guilty to killing his mother at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
The man police say shot and killed his 70-year-old mother in the intensive care unit of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., pleaded not guilty Wednesday.
6. South Carolina family practice chain reaches $2M settlement over alleged Medicare billing scheme
Family Medicine Centers of South Carolina, with five operating practices throughout Columbia, settled a False Claims Act lawsuit for $1.6 million.
7. Female physicians sue Carolinas HealthCare over discriminatory pay practices
Three female physicians filed a federal lawsuit against Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System, alleging they were paid less than a male counterpart for equal work.
8. Owner of medical debt collection business gets prison time for embezzling $800k
Rebecca Pargeon, the owner and operator of three medical debt collection businesses, was sentenced Sept. 7 to four years in federal prison for embezzling more than $800,000 from her clients.
9. Former NIH employee sentenced to 6 months in prison for stealing $75k worth of equipment
A district judge sentenced a former employee at the National Institutes of Health to six months in federal prison.
10. American Specialty Health sues company with similar name for trademark infringement
American Specialty Health based in San Diego is suing American Specialty Healthcare of Modesto, Calif., for trademark infringement.
11. Deaf group sues Lifespan for alleged lack of interpreters
The Rhode Island Association of the Deaf is suing Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan Health for allegedly not providing qualified sign language interpreters to communicate with deaf patients or their relatives.
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