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New York nursing home staff to pay $3.5M to settle allegations they switched residents from Medicare Advantage to traditional Medicare
Former administrators at a New York City skilled-nursing facility will pay $3.46 million to settle allegations the facility switched residents' insurance, often without their full consent, and paid kickbacks to a hospital employee to recruit residents with original Medicare. -
Former hospital nurse charged with harassing coworkers
A former nurse at multiple hospitals was arrested May 16 on allegations of harassment and cyberstalking a man he met on a dating app, and harassing former coworkers. -
Tenet hospital faces disability discrimination suit
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a Tenet Healthcare hospital in Alabama for allegedly violating federal disability laws by terminating an employee who had requested medical accommodation. -
Texas AG to investigate 2nd children's hospital over gender-transition care
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is now investigating Texas Children's Hospital in Houston — the second children's hospital in the state being probed on whether its providers are performing gender-transition procedures. -
Physician, wife ordered to pay $3M for Medicare kickback scheme
A federal judge ordered a Chicago physician and his wife to pay $3 million in civil damages and penalties after they were found guilty of receiving kickbacks from a home health agency as payment for Medicare patient referrals. -
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Nashville hospital
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Nashville, Tenn.-based TriStar Centennial Medical Center by Kathy Stark, the wife of a former patient at the facility who died in a fire caused by a defibrillator in November 2022, ABC affiliate WKRN reported May 19. -
Mississippi hospital weighs legal action as Merit Health pulls lease
KPC Promise Hospital may be evicted from the sixth floor of Merit Health River Region Hospital in Vicksburg, Miss. But the long-term acute care facility is not going quietly, its CEO says. -
Massachusetts General Hospital employee charged in rifle incident on property
A man was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm after allegedly bringing a rifle on the property of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, according to a police report shared with Becker's. -
13 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From an antitrust complaint filed against UPMC, to Northwell Health suing a former employee for allegedly posting graphic photos and videos from a morgue, here are 13 lawsuits and settlements involving hospitals and health systems Becker's has reported since May 4. -
Physician wins $3.7M verdict against Baptist Health
A jury has awarded John Farmer, MD, a former employee of Baptist Health Madisonville (Ky.), $3.7 million after finding that the hospital violated terms of his contract and interfered with his future business relationships, according to The Indiana Lawyer. -
Michigan nurse charged with falsifying records after patient death
A Michigan nurse was charged with two counts of falsifying medical records after a patient's death. -
Unions file antitrust complaint against UPMC
A group of labor unions, led by SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, launched what they are calling a "groundbreaking antitrust complaint" against UPMC, a 40-hospital system headquartered in Pittsburgh. -
Employee sues Michigan psych hospital over role in active shooter drill
An employee is suing Northville Township, Mich.-based Hawthorn Center for instructing him to act as an active shooter in an unannounced drill that resulted in him being handcuffed and detained, Click On Detroit reported May 17. -
3 recent updates in the nurse degree scheme
There have been no reports so far of a patient being harmed by an unqualified nurse involved in Operation Nightingale — a coordinated scheme to sell more than 7,600 fake diplomas and transcripts to aspiring nurses, enabling them to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination without completing the necessary coursework. -
HHS settles HIPAA investigation with RCM company
Revenue cycle management company MedEvolve agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a HIPAA investigation from the HHS Office for Civil Rights that stemmed from a 2018 data breach that affected 230,572 people. -
Sutter Health and liver center far apart in $250M lawsuit
The Ibrahim El-Hefni Liver Repository claims Sacramento-based Sutter Health and its California Pacific Medical Center facility live in an "alternate universe." -
Ophthalmic surgical product distributor fined $487M
Precision Lens and its owner, Paul Ehlen, have been ordered to pay more than $487 million after a whistleblower lawsuit for Medicare fraud. -
California governor signs bill to allocate $150M to struggling, closed hospitals
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation creating a $150 million loan program for financially distressed hospitals into law May 15. -
Physician, pharmacist charged with manslaughter in 75-year-old man's death
A physician and pharmacist are facing manslaughter charges after the wrong medication dose led to an older patient's death in 2020, KFOR reported May 16. -
Illinois hospital pays $12.5M to settle whistleblower suit for alleged billing errors
Springfield, Ill.-based St. Elizabeth's Hospital has agreed to pay $12.5 million to settle allegations in a whistleblower suit that it committed billing errors resulting in an overpayment for services, according to the Justice Department.
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