Stan Holm, CEO of Pasco Regional Medical Center in Dade City, Fla., recently appeared in the St. Petersburg Times as an author of an op-ed piece in support of physician-owned hospitals.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Antonia Novello, a former New York health commissioner, has pleaded guilty to filing false documents and forcing state employees to work overtime to perform her personal errands, costing the state approximately $50,000, according to a report in the Orlando Sentinel.
Caritas Christi Health Care, a Boston-based Catholic hospital system has ended its joint venture with Missouri-based health insurer, Centene Corp., according to a report by the Boston Globe.
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that the administration will rescind all or part of three Medicaid regulations that were previously issued and delay the enforcement of a fourth regulation, according to an HHS news release.
Jeffrey McElveen of Franklinton, La., and Robert Cleveland, MD, of Greenburg, La., pleaded guilty to charges of healthcare fraud, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
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Chaunsay Beckwith of Tucker, Ga., was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison and more than $1 million in restitution for healthcare fraud, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control recently approved Certificate of Needs for two hospitals in Berkley County, which is just north of Charleston, according to a report by the Charleston Regional Business Journal.
Two insurance agents — Brent A. Carter of Harlington, Texas, and Michael N. Swetnam, Jr., of Los Fresnos, Texas — were charged with conspiracy, mail fraud and wire fraud in a scheme against Valley Baptist Hospital in South Texas, according…
Devendra K. Varma, MD, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., was charged with a criminal charge that is "basically" healthcare fraud, according to a report in the Southeast Missourian.
Officials from the state of Louisiana have halted land acquisition activities for a proposed $1.2 billion New Orleans teaching hospital in hopes of forcing an agreement between Louisiana State University and Tulane University, according to a report in The Times-Picayune.