Eagan-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota was charged $20,000 in late 2015 for denying a patient's claim for healthcare services, according to the Star Tribune.
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The death of Christopher Robert, DO, the chief of anesthesiology at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, has been ruled accidental, according to the Star Tribune.
A 57-year-old woman who died after being forcibly removed from a Florida hospital lay next to a police officer's car in a parking lot for nearly 18 minutes before a physician readmitted her, according to a police dash-cam audio and…
Nashville (Tenn.) Pharmacy Services agreed to pay the federal government $7.8 million to resolve allegations it charged Medicare and TennCare for medications for dead patients, according to the Department of Justice.
In early November 2015, CMS issued revisions to its requirements for discharge planning for hospitals, critical access hospitals and home health. The American Hospital Association generally supports the rule but is urging CMS to make some key changes, according to…
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Standpoint, Idaho-based Bonner General Health's former CFO, Norilina Harvel, will stand trial for felony theft, according to the Bonner County Daily Bee.
Major court case rulings and a change in enforcement focus made 2015 a significant year in the False Claims Act arena, and this year is poised to be a significant one as well.
A Chicago podiatrist who was convicted last summer of accepting monthly kickbacks from now-shuttered Sacred Heart Hospital in Chicago in exchange for referrals has been sentenced to three months in prison, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System loaned $20 million to Hutcheson Medical Center in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., to keep the hospital open. Now, Erlanger is suing to get the money back.
The following hospitals, health systems and healthcare companies entered into settlement agreements to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute since November.