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Physicians sue to end implicit bias training requirement in California
Two physicians and a nonprofit group have filed a lawsuit against the Medical Board of California to stop it from enforcing a state requirement for physicians to study the role of implicit bias in health inequities as part of continuing medical education, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. -
Consumer advocates want more notice on Georgia hospital closures
Following Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System's abrupt closure of two Atlanta Medical Center facilities in late 2022, health systems in the state should in the future provide 180 days of notice of their intent to shutter, according to a consumer advocacy group in an Aug. 1 Northwest Georgia News report. -
Texas medical equipment company owner sentenced to 4 years in prison for $5M Medicare, Medicaid fraud
A Texas medical equipment company owner was convicted of a $5.1 million Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme. -
Family of slain nurse sues Detroit hospital, Tenet for $200M
The family of Patrice Wilson, a nurse who was kidnapped outside of Detroit Medical Center — where she was employed — and later found dead, is suing the hospital and Tenet Healthcare for $200 million, Fox 2 Detroit reported July 31. -
Virginia pain clinic owner pleads guilty to $4M Medicare, Medicaid fraud
A Virginia pain clinic owner will pay $4 million in restitution for billing Medicare and Medicaid for non-medically necessary controlled substances. -
HCA faces discrimination lawsuit from EEOC
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is accusing Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare of discriminating against an employee and retaliating against him when the employee reported discrimination, according to a lawsuit. -
Compounding pharmacy CEO pleads guilty to lying in 2020 case
The former CEO of a compounding pharmacy in Florida pleaded guilty in late July to lying to federal agents in a kickback case the business and a private equity firm settled in 2019 for $21 million, according to the Justice Department. -
4 medical staffing companies settle fraud allegations
Four medical staffing and services companies agreed to pay $475,000 to settle allegations they submitted false claims to Medicare. -
Florida physician convicted of 14 counts of drug trafficking
A Florida physician was found guilty of 14 counts of unlawfully distributing and dispensing controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose and 5 counts of obstructing justice. -
Mission Health grapples for certificates of need
An administrative judge has reversed a decision by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to grant Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health a certificate of need for a freestanding emergency department, according to the Asheville Citizen Times. -
Nurse pleads guilty to stealing fentanyl from Texas hospital
Crystal McLin Lipe, RN, has pleaded guilty to obtaining fentanyl for personal use without authorization from the hospital she worked for in Texas, according to the Justice Department. -
ChristianaCare lawsuit over fetal autopsy to move forward
A judge denied Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare Health Services and ChristianaCare Health System's motion to dismiss a claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress after its staff performed an autopsy on a fetus without consent, WDEL reported July 30. -
Child shot near Yale New Haven Hospital parking lot: Police
Police are investigating after a 13-year-old girl was shot near the parking lot of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital in the early-morning hours of July 30. -
Biden expected to sign bill to overhaul organ transplant system
Congress has passed a bill that would break up the monopoly contract used to run the nation's organ transplant system. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden's desk, who is expected to sign it, The Washington Post reported July 28. -
St. Louis physician, office manager charged with fraud
A physician who owns multiple urgent care centers in the St. Louis area and one of his office managers are facing federal healthcare fraud charges. -
Former Adena chief of surgery sues system for alleged defamation
James Manazer, MD, is suing Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Regional Medical Center alleging defamation and wrongful termination after he reported alleged concerns about a cardiac procedure, NBC affiliate WCMH reported July 27. -
15th person pleads guilty in connection with wholesaler prescription scheme
Another individual has been sentenced in connection to an ongoing investigation into a pharmaceutical prescription scheme centered around Wholesale Supply LLC, according to a July 25 Department of Justice news release. -
Suspect charged in shooting of Texas physician
A suspect has been charged in the July 25 shooting of a Texas physician at Cedar Hill Methodist Family Health Center, according to a July 26 report from Fox4. -
Sparrow to pay settlement for alleged misuse of 'incident-to' billing
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. -
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.
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