U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila in California refused to dismiss criminal charges Oct. 13 against Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and the company's former president and COO, Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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A medical technician at Mercy Lincoln Hospital in Troy, Mo., faces charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a patient after viewing her medical record and convincing her to come to the hospital for an exam, according to TV station KMOV 4.
The following hospital lawsuits and settlements were reported since Sept. 25, beginning with the most recent.
From a Pennsylvania health system arguing it can't be sued for fraud over broad statements made in advertisements to a court ruling that Anthem must pay for emergency room visits when patients assign their benefits to a third party, here…
Cigna will not cover MRIs and CT scans performed in a hospital setting if they don't meet new medical necessity requirements, according to a policy that took effect Aug. 1.
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Four physicians and a nurse in South Carolina were charged in a healthcare fraud and kickback conspiracy involving more than $100 million in fraudulent billings, the Department of Justice announced Oct. 7.
Federal prosecutors in Baltimore indicted a medical malpractice lawyer on attempted extortion charges, claiming he threatened bad publicity about organ transplants at University of Maryland Medical System unless UMMS paid him $25 million, according to The Baltimore Sun.
The family of a 10-month-old boy has sued Houston-based Texas Children's Hospital to prevent clinicians from taking him off life support, reports CNN.
A class-action settlement involving claims that Mayo Clinic Jacksonville (Fla.) overcharged patients treated for motor vehicle-related injuries was granted preliminary approval by a federal court Oct. 6, according to court documents posted by Bloomberg Law.
Columbia, S.C.-based Prisma Health said physicians claiming patient safety issues at the system's Baptist Hospital are motivated by money more than patient care, according to The State.