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Florida clinic owner, pharmacist convicted for clinical trial fraud
The owner of a Miami-based medical clinic and a staff pharmacist were charged Sept. 5 with fraud after an investigation revealed the two workers falsified clinical trial data and submitted fraudulent invoices for more than $270,000. -
Philips looks to settle for $479M in respirator recall cases
More than three years after recalling millions of respirators because foam used to muffle noise entered the machines and patients' lungs, Philips Respironics submitted a decision in federal court Sept. 7 to settle litigation related to the recall for $479 million. -
Kaiser trash inspections end in $49M settlement
Kaiser Permanente has agreed to a $49 million settlement to resolve claims that its hospital and health plan subsidiaries unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste, medical waste and protected health information at California facilities. -
Arkansas hospital accused of suing more than 8,000 patients, employees over medical debt
Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences's debt collection lawsuits have skyrocketed since 2019 with more than 8,000 patients, including more than 500 of its staff, for unpaid medical debts, a CNN investigation found. -
Nevada suspends physician's license over mishandling of twin birth
The Nevada Board of Medical Examiners has suspended a physician's license due to his mishandling of a high-risk twin pregnancy and birth, effective immediately. -
Keep 'doctor' title for physicians only, AMA and CMA urge
The long-standing debate on non-physicians using the term "doctor" is being highlighted in California after two advocacy organizations filed a court document in connection with a current case where nurse practitioners want to be referred to as doctors. -
Walgreens to pay $44M to Theranos blood test customers
Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to a $44 million settlement to resolve class-action claims related to its partnership with Theranos, according to Bloomberg. -
California NPs' suit over use of 'doctor' title faces opposition
Licensed allopathic and osteopathic physicians in California are the only individuals who should be allowed to use the title "Dr.," according to the California Medical Association and the American Medical Association. The two groups filed an amicus brief Sept.6 in defense of an 86-year-old state law protecting just that, according to a news release. -
Oklahoma nurse pleads guilty to replacing ICU pain killers with water
An Oklahoma nurse pleaded guilty to replacing pain medication with tap water. -
The No Surprises Act's next battleground: Appeals court
Providers, payers and other interested parties have their eyes on the 5th Circuit Appeals Court in the next phase of the ongoing legal battle over the No Surprises Act, Bloomberg Law reported Sept. 5. -
Missouri hospital seeks to dismiss fired CEO's lawsuit
Officials at Memphis, Mo.-based Scotland County Hospital are attempting to have dismissed aspects of a lawsuit filed against an executive and the hospital itself by its former CEO, according to a Sept. 6 Missouri Independent report. -
Physician convicted in $9.5M fraud scheme
A federal jury convicted a Chicago physician for his role in a $9.5 million healthcare fraud scheme. -
9 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From Bon Secours Mercy Health suing Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia over alleged unpaid claims, to Adena Health System facing a proposed class-action overtime suit, here are nine hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker's has reported since Aug. 25: -
Kentucky nurse allegedly replaced patients' morphine, left work intoxicated
A Kentucky nurse is facing 52 criminal charges after she was found leaving a nursing home intoxicated and replacing morphine with water and blue food coloring, the Lexington Herald Leader reported Sept. 4. -
Former CNO accuses California hospital of dismissing safety concerns
The former chief nursing officer of St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, Calif., is suing the hospital, alleging her requests to install barriers meant to prevent suicides were dismissed by leaders, the Los Angeles Times reported Sept. 3. -
California system to pay $5M to settle false claim allegations
Lompoc (Calif.) Valley Medical Center has agreed to pay $5 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to Medi-Cal related to Medicaid Adult Expansion under the ACA. -
Patient sues Wisconsin hospital claiming part of surgical drain was left in leg
A former patient filed a lawsuit against Milwaukee-based Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin claiming clinicians left part of a surgical drain in his leg after an operation, WISN reported Aug. 31. -
CMS suspends all dispute resolution processes after latest No Surprises Act court loss
CMS said all federal independent dispute resolution processes are temporarily suspended in response to a Texas judge's latest ruling in a series of lawsuits challenging provisions of the No Surprises Act. -
Minnesota charges 18 in alleged $9.5M Medicaid fraud scheme
Minnesota has charged 18 people in connection with an alleged scheme to bill the state's Medicaid program for services not provided. -
3.6 million more workers may be eligible for OT: How healthcare would be affected
The Biden administration proposed a new rule Aug. 30 that would extend overtime protections for about 3.6 million salaried workers earning less than $55,000 per year, up from the current threshold of about $35,600.
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