Utah Third District Court Judge Patrick Corum has ordered Dallas-based Steward Health Care to pay $951 million to a family after finding the health system liable for medical malpractice for birth injuries sustained during the 2019 delivery of a child…
Legal & Regulatory Issues
A disparity in access to information about early intervention services is getting an overhaul in Illinois with the amendment of the state’s Hospital Licensing Act. Infants who have a birth weight less than 1 kilogram — approximately 2 pounds —…
An Alabama physician has been charged and agreed to plead guilty to his role in a $6 million telemedicine fraud scheme. What happened? What’s next?
A New York City-based cardiologist was sentenced to 37 months in prison for his role in a fraud and bribery scheme. What happened?
The Detroit Police Department said the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office has charged two men in an Aug. 22 shooting that left an employee dead at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Mario Green, 53, of Detroit, was charged with first-degree premeditated…
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Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System has paused its acquisition of Longstreet Clinic after confirmation that an unspecified number of Longstreet physicians are under investigation by the Justice Department, a spokesperson for the health system told Becker’s. The nature of the…
Two physician groups are suing HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. over the stoppage of research grants administered by HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Here’s what to know: 1. The lawsuit was filed Aug. 21 by Society of…
Las Cruces, N.M.-based Mountain View Regional Medical Center has settled a class-action lawsuit that accused the hospital of illegally suing hundreds of patients over unpaid medical bills, the Albuquerque Journal reported Aug. 20. In 2021, New Mexico enacted a law…
A former Emory Healthcare finance department employee filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the Atlanta-based system violated the federal WARN Act by laying off workers without the required 60 days’ notice. On Aug. 12, Emory laid off some financial services and…
Here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker’s has reported since July 17: 1. A Maryland physician and his practice were ordered to pay $1.4 million for fraudulently billing Medicare. 2. A Houston physician agreed to pay more than…