NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens Hospital will pay $2.5 million to settle allegations that a former physician performed and billed for unnecessary procedures, according to a Sept. 14 statement from the U.S. attorney's office.
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A man was charged for allegedly threatening a nurse at knifepoint while being treated at Weirton (W.Va.) Medical Center, the Herald-Star reported Sept. 14.
Albany (N.Y.) Med Health System has agreed to pay $24,255 to eight nurses to resolve allegations it illegally forced the nurses to pay fees if they resigned or were fired within three years of employment, according to a Sept. 13…
Two Florida women were indicted on charges stemming from an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare out of more than $12 million.
The Texas Medical Board has temporarily suspended the license of a Dallas anesthesiologist after being notified by federal authorities that the physician is under investigation in connection with tampered IV bags that led to a colleague's death and a serious…
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United Medical Center in Washington, D.C., lost its motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by its former chief medical officer Julian Craig, MD, according to Bloomberg Law.
In states with strict abortion bans, physicians are consulting lawyers to help determine whether an abortion is legally justified when patients arrive at emergency rooms with severe pregnancy complications, The New York Times reported Sept. 10.
Three providers settled self-reported fraud claims — worth at least $800,000 each — in July and August, according to the HHS office of the inspector general.
A Miami-based durable medical equipment owner was sentenced to 87 months in prison for his role in using the company to commit Medicare and Medicaid fraud.
Bayonne, N.J.-based CarePoint Health has accused West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health of conspiring to eliminate competition — specifically three CarePoint-operated hospitals in Hudson County, N.J. — in a lawsuit filed Sept. 6.