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Mount Sinai EMT stabbed by patient in ambulance: Police
A Mount Sinai EMT was stabbed inside an ambulance July 19 while taking a patient to Mount Sinai West, CBS News reported. -
Missouri hospital sues state over trauma center designation
Kirksville, Mo.-based Northeast Regional Medical Center is suing the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services after the department stripped the hospital of its level three trauma center designation, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported July 19. -
Jury rules J&J must pay nearly $19M to cancer patient
A California jury has determined that pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson must pay $18.8 million to a patient who blamed the company's talcum baby powder for causing mesothelioma, the Los Angeles Times reported July 18. -
2 men plead guilty to $67M Medicare fraud
A call center owner and employee pleaded guilty to their roles in a $67 million Medicare fraud scheme. -
12 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements
From HCA facing a lawsuit for a data theft incident that affected 171 hospitals and health systems, to Johnson & Johnson suing four physicians over published research, here are 12 healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements Becker's has reported since July 10. -
Lawsuit alleges NYC Health + Hospitals harvested patient's organs without consent
The family of a woman with dementia who was killed by a train is suing NYC Health + Hospitals, alleging the health system donated her organs to LiveOnNY without consent, ABC7 reported July 18. -
Judge orders Florida to stop putting children with complex medical needs in nursing homes
U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks issued a ruling putting an end to a longstanding issue in Florida where Medicaid-reliant children with complex health needs requiring constant care are placed in nursing homes, the Miami Herald reported July 18. -
2nd patient sues Kansas Ascension hospital
A second patient filed a lawsuit against Wichita, Kan.-based Ascension Via Christi St. Francis for negligence after she was allegedly raped by a man who sneaked into the hospital, ABC affiliate KAKE reported July 17. -
Maryland mental health clinic owner pleads guilty to $3.3M Medicaid fraud
A Maryland mental health clinic owner pleaded guilty to a scheme to defraud Medicaid by paying Medicaid recipients to visit her clinic. -
Former Harvard morgue worker likened himself to 'Grim Reaper,' new lawsuit claims
Boston-based Harvard Medical School is now facing at least three lawsuits related to allegations that a former employee at the school's morgue stole and sold human remains from bodies donated for medical research, the Boston Herald reported July 15. -
Tennessee hospitals ramp up security after fatal shooting
Hospitals are adopting additional security measures after the shooting and death of an orthopedic surgeon at Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics in Collierville, Tenn., the Commercial Appeal reported July 16. -
Mother stabbed 3 HCA Florida hospital workers, took baby: Sheriff
A woman was arrested July 14 after the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said she stabbed three workers at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee. -
J&J sues 4 physicians over cancer research
Johnson & Johnson is suing four physicians over published research linking its talc-based baby powder products to mesothelioma, according to court documents. -
Ex-hospital pharmacist found with 25 guns, homemade bombs incompetent to stand trial, court rules
A Florida court ruled July 11 that a former hospital pharmacist is incompetent to stand trial for a case involving homemade bombs, two bulletproof vests, 25 guns and hundreds of ammunition rounds. -
Connecticut AG sues nursing school after abrupt closure
Stone Academy, a for-profit nursing program in West Haven, Conn., which shut down in February, is now facing a lawsuit from the state's Attorney General William Tong alleging violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act. -
Tennessee dermatologist pays $6.6M to settle Medicaid, Medicare fraud allegations
A Tennessee dermatologist and his practice will pay $6.6 million to settle allegations the practice improperly billed procedures to Medicare and Medicaid. -
Texas pharmacy owner sentenced to 5 years in prison for $5M scheme to defraud private payers
A Texas man was sentenced to 54 months in prison for operating a fraudulent pharmacy to bill private payers. -
Whistleblower accuses Medtronic of bribery scheme at Kansas hospital
A whistleblower case filed in 2017 against Medtronic recently became unsealed, CNBC reported July 12. The lawsuit accuses the medical device company of bribing employees at a Kansas VA hospital to buy "grossly excessive inventory." -
Arizona woman gets 5 years in prison for pretending to be nurse practitioner
An Arizona woman who pretended to be a nurse practitioner was sentenced after pleading guilty to fraud, forgery and identity theft, according to a July 12 report from AZCentral. -
Ohio medical board pulls physician's license after TikTok livestreams
An Ohio plastic surgeon who livestreamed procedures on TikTok has lost her medical license following an investigation by the state's medical board.
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