Last year, a patient at Aurora, Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center died after a hospital technician turned off their notification device, the Canon City Daily Record reported Aug. 15.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
A former Medicaid biller for a Denver-based durable medical equipment company is accused of submitting $1.2 million in false claims to the state of Colorado.
A Florida man pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of $39.5 million.
Somers Point, N.J.-based Shore Memorial Health System has agreed to pay the U.S. $3.15 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by receiving improper pandemic loans, the Justice Department announced Aug. 14.
A Steward Health Care-owned behavioral health hospital in Phoenix was ordered to suspend operations by state officials Aug. 14 after temperatures inside the facility reached 99 degrees Fahrenheit, according to inspection documents from the Arizona health department.
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NewYork-Presbyterian, New York City's largest private health system, is fighting two separate legal battles involving the state's largest nurses' union, the New York State Nurses Association.
As Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings works to sell off nine of its hospitals, more information has been unveiled regarding the Justice Department's Nov. 3 civil investigation into the hospital chain.
Here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker's has reported since July 23:
The Center for Reproductive Rights filed complaints with HHS on behalf of two women who allegedly were turned away from two Texas hospitals when seeking ectopic pregnancy care.
A New York state Supreme Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against New York City-based Mount Sinai to keep its Beth Israel hospital open, moving the hospital one step closer to a planned closure following conditional approval from the New…