A former nurse at HCA's Henrico Doctors' Hospital in Richmond, Va., is now facing eight counts of abuse and malicious wounding after several infants in the hospital's neonatal ICU were found with unexplained fractures while under her care, according to…
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Two crew members who worked for the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the pilot were killed March 10 in an AirCare helicopter crash in northern Madison County, outside Jackson, hospital officials said in a statement.
HHS is investigating allegations of workforce discrimination at four unnamed medical schools and hospitals.
A patient in the emergency department at Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y., sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound March 9, according to a March 10 health system statement shared with Becker's.
Here are 15 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker’s has reported since Feb. 18: 1. An Ohio woman pleaded guilty to a $1.5 million Medicaid fraud scheme that involved stealing multiple identities to open and operate two behavioral health agencies,…
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A Florida man who owned marketing companies and a durable medical equipment company was convicted for his role in a $100 million scheme to defraud Medicare and other insurers.
The HHS Office for Civil Rights imposed a $200,000 civil penalty against Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University for violating HIPAA's "Right to Access" rule.
Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that would require the installation of crash-tested security barriers called bollards at most hospital entrances statewide, NBC affiliate KXAN reported March 6.
Four healthcare groups have filed an amicus brief in opposition to Johnson & Johnson's 340B rebate model, arguing the policy undermines federal law and threatens safety-net hospitals.
From Mount Sinai facing another speed bump in its attempt to close Beth Israel hospital to 17 HCA Florida hospitals suing UnitedHealthcare, here are 10 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements, and developments that Becker's has reported since Feb. 20: