A former medical assistant at Kaiser Hospital in Union City (Calif.) who sexually assaulted two patients was sentenced to three years in prison April 19, according to The Mercury News.  By Megan Knowles - 4/20/18

A diagnostic laboratory testing company in San Diego agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare.  By Morgan Haefner - 4/20/18

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on April 18 upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to force Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare to reimburse Hispanic women for travel and medical expenses allegedly incurred as a result of a kickback scheme.  By Ayla Ellison - 4/19/18

A federal jury found a Kentucky cardiologist guilty on one count of insurance fraud last week for defrauding health insurance programs by performing medically unnecessary surgeries, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader.  By Alyssa Rege - 4/19/18

Jarratt A. Turner, who was known for dressing as Spider-Man to wash the windows at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., was sentenced April 16 to 105 years in federal prison for multiple counts of producing and transporting child pornography, according to The Washington Post.  By Ayla Ellison - 4/19/18

A woman faces a felony harassment charge after allegedly threatening to kill a housekeeper in an attempt to enter Trios Southridge Hospital in Kennewick, Wash., according to a Tri-City Herald report.  By Kelly Gooch - 4/19/18

The key to resolving regulatory citations from federal, state or accreditation auditors? Resist the urge to over-correct.  By Brooke Murphy - 4/19/18

Two Tennessee healthcare executives were charged April 9 for their alleged involvement in a $4.6 million kickback scheme involving durable medical equipment, according to the Department of Justice.  By Ayla Ellison - 4/18/18

A patient filed a lawsuit April 17 against Charleston, S.C.-based Roper Hospital after developing a waterborne bacterial infection following breast reconstruction surgery at the facility, reports The Post and Courier.  By Alia Paavola - 4/17/18

Alicia Barrineau was arrested April 15 after stealing an ambulance from Bainbridge, Ga.-based Memorial Hospital and Manor and leading police on an 80 mph high-speed chase, according to WTXL.  By Leo Vartorella - 4/17/18

From Phoenix-based Banner Health settling a False Claims Act lawsuit to Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare defeating a class-action lawsuit alleging overpayments, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.  By Ayla Ellison - 4/16/18

Lawyers plan to file a lawsuit against Tyler, Texas-based Christus Mother Frances Health System following the arrest of a former nurse charged with the murder of a patient last week, reports Tyler Morning Telegraph.  By Mackenzie Bean - 4/16/18

St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office arrested eight individuals — including a former medical assistant at LaPlace, La.-based The Pediatrics Medical Clinic — in connection with a fraudulent prescription drug ring for opiate-based medications, The Times-Picayune reports.  By Julie Spitzer - 4/16/18

Cabell Huntington (W.Va.) Hospital sued a West Virginia jail and county commission over $168,985.65 in unpaid medical bills for an inmate, the Charleston Gazette-Mail reports.  By Morgan Haefner - 4/16/18

The parents of a baby that was taken from Kendall, Fla.-based Baptist Hospital by Miccosukee Tribe police officers last month filed a lawsuit against the Native American tribe and the hospital's parent company, Miami-based Baptist Health South Florida, April 13, according to Local 10 News.  By Alyssa Rege - 4/16/18

Banner Health, a 28-hospital system based in Phoenix, has agreed to pay the federal government more than $18 million to resolve allegations that 12 of its hospitals in Arizona and Colorado submitted false claims to Medicare, according to the Department of Justice.  By Ayla Ellison - 4/13/18

A Florida federal judge dismissed a putative class-action lawsuit against Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare's Florida Region and one of its hospitals filed by a Medicare Advantage assignee trying to recoup insurance payments under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act, according to the Daily Business Review.  By Ayla Ellison - 4/11/18

Tyler, Texas-based Christus Mother Frances Health System released a statement April 11 following the arrest of a former nurse who was charged with the murder of a patient and is a suspect in at least two other cases that left patients in vegetative states, according to a hospital statement obtained by KLTV.  By Megan Knowles - 4/11/18

Spyros Panos, MD, a former orthopedic surgeon who was previously convicted of healthcare fraud, is accused of assuming the identity of a licensed orthopedic surgeon to review patient files in workers' compensation cases, according to the Department of Justice.  By Ayla Ellison - 4/11/18

A former employee at Dallas-based Parkland Memorial Hospital will agree to plead guilty to illegally disclosing the protected health information of roughly 100 patients who were inmates at Dallas County jails for personal financial gain, court documents reviewed by Dallas News show.  By Julie Spitzer - 4/11/18