From a West Virginia hospital agreeing to pay $50 million to resolve a whistleblower lawsuit to a surgeon suing a Florida health system for unlawful retaliation, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
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Medicare Advantage organizations may be improperly using health risk assessments to increase risk-adjusted reimbursement, according to a report HHS' Office of Inspector General issued in September.
Two former managers and the owner of a now-defunct physician group in North Carolina agreed to resolve allegations that they billed federal payers for medically unnecessary diagnostic tests, according to the Department of Justice.
A nurse practitioner in Illinois pleaded guilty to charges of healthcare fraud Sept. 8, according to the Department of Justice.
An indictment unsealed Sept. 9 alleges Robert Hadden, MD, sexually abused dozens of OB-GYN patients, including minors, over a span of 19 years in his New York medical office and affiliated hospital.
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Minneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare employees inappropriately viewed the medical records of George Floyd, who was taken to the hospital in May after dying in police custody, according to a Star Tribune report.
Wheeling (W.Va.) Hospital has agreed to pay $50 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare that resulted from violations of Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute, according to the Department of…
A Black woman who worked for Oregon Health & Science University's Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland has filed a lawsuit alleging she was discriminated against and stereotyped before her firing, according to The Oregonian.
The former CEO of Liberty (Texas) Dayton Regional Medical Center faces a five-count indictment from an investigation into allegations of sexual assault of a child.
A man burned in a fire while undergoing surgery at UPMC's Williamsport (Pa.) Regional Medical Center is suing the hospital, an anesthesia firm, two physicians and a nurse, according to PennLive.