1. Lawsuit alleges NYC hospital charges double legal amount for medical records
A lawsuit filed Feb. 24 alleges NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center in New York City charges patients twice as much as New York law allows for medical records.
2. Drug treatment center CEO arrested on 93 counts of patient brokering
Daniel Kandler, owner and CEO of Delray Beach, Fla.-based drug treatment center Chapters Recovery, was arrested Feb. 23 on 93 counts of patient brokering.
3. Owners, operators of Texas home health company charged in $60M fraud scheme
Sixteen owners and operators of Novus Health Services, a home health and hospice provider based in Frisco, Texas, were charged for their roles in a fraud scheme that involved submitting false claims to Medicare.
4. Circuit court judge certifies overtime wages lawsuit against Cerner as class action
A judge certified a lawsuit alleging Kansas City, Mo.-based Cerner didn’t pay certain employees overtime wages as a class action.
5. Owner of medical supply company gets 27 years for fraud
Daniel Thomason Smith, owner of DTS Medical Supply in Devine, Texas, was sentenced to 27 years in prison for his role in a $3.5 million healthcare fraud scheme.
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