Navvis and St. Louis-based SSM Health have agreed to a $6.5 million settlement to resolve allegations related to a 2023 data breach, according to an April 21 report by Top Class Actions. Here are four things to know:
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A nurse previously accused of harming three babies at a Virginia hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit now faces additional charges related to five infant patients. On April 22, prosecutors served six new indictments in a case that accuses Erin Strotman,…
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Frederick (Md.) Health is facing four lawsuits alleging the health system failed to protect patients’ sensitive data after a ransomware attack disrupted its IT systems in January, The Frederick News-Post reported April 21. The lawsuits claim the health system had…
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From a Tennessee physician sentenced to prison for his role in a $41 million Medicare scheme to Walgreens agreeing to a $350 million settlement, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker’s has reported since March 31: 1. Walgreens…
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Walla Walla, Wash.-based Providence St. Mary Medical Center is facing four lawsuits that have been filed in the past six months on behalf of more than 100 patients claiming they were harmed by unnecessary surgeries performed by two former neurosurgeons,…
The Supreme Court heard arguments in the Kennedy v. Braidwood Management case April 21. The lawsuit argues against upholding an ACA provision requiring private health insurers to provide free coverage for preventive services, NBC News reported April 18. Since the…
Luigi Mangione has been indicted by a federal grand jury on four charges for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in late 2024, NBC News reported April 17. The indictment includes two counts of stalking, one count of murder…