The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is accusing Danville, Ky.-based Ephraim McDowell Health of denying an employee a promotion because of her sex and retaliating against her after she reported discrimination.
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An employee of Providence, R.I.-based Hasbro Children's Hospital, part of Providence-based Lifespan, was taken into custody by Providence Police after reports that he was placing cameras in the hospital bathrooms.
New York City-based Mount Sinai has filed a motion asking a judge to deny a preliminary injunction that would keep Beth Israel Hospital open past its planned July 12 closure date.
On March 27, the Maine Senate voted 22-13 to pass a nurse-patient ratio bill.
A wrongful death lawsuit was filed March 27 against Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Butler County, Pa., alleging the facility employed a nurse who had a history of administering excessive doses of insulin, according to a report from CBS…
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A recent report from the Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B found that 85% of disproportionate share hospitals in the U.S. received more from 340B profit than they invested in charity care in 2022.
From a physician couple pleading to their roles in a scheme to a former Georgia insurance commissioner pleading guilty to his role in a $2.5 million scheme, here are 12 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker's has reported since March 14:
A Pompano Beach, Fla., man the Justice Department said was the figurehead owner of a lab company pleaded guilty to his role in a $30 million Medicare fraud scheme.
A teenager who posed as a physician assistant at two Texas hospitals was sentenced to five years in prison March 26, NBC affiliate KRIS 6 News reported.
The federal government reported an estimated $235.8 billion in improper payments in fiscal year 2023, with more than $100 billion coming from Medicare and Medicaid, according to a March 26 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.