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Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases
Here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker's has reported since May 9: -
Jury delivers $31.6M verdict against Michigan hospital
A jury has awarded $31.6 million to a family in a medical practice case against MyMichigan Medical Center-Midland, ABC12 reported May 25. -
Physician found not guilty of manslaughter in patient's fatal overdose
A former physician at Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health has been found not guilty of manslaughter in a case involving a patient's fatal overdose, the Rochester Beacon reported May 26. -
Pennsylvania physician sentenced to prison for prescription fraud
A Pennsylvania physician was sentenced to six months in prison and one year of supervised release for his involvement in an opioid fraud scheme. -
Former pharmacist found with 25 guns, homemade bombs pleads not guilty
A former hospital pharmacist in Tallahassee pleaded not guilty in a case involving homemade explosives, 25 guns, body armor and hundreds of ammunition rounds found in his car. -
Wisconsin suspends provider's license after cancer patient death
Wisconsin suspended the license of a twice-reprimanded physician after allegedly violating board orders and administering unapproved treatments on a stage IV endometrial cancer patient, who died in August. -
Michigan surgeon to serve 6 years in prison for $20M billing fraud case
A Michigan vascular surgeon will serve 80 months in prison for submitting $19.5 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. -
New Hampshire physician pleads guilty in $1.9M Medicare fraud scheme
A former New Hampshire physician pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud for his role in a $1.9 million Medicare fraud scheme. -
Pennsylvania nurse charged with killing 2 patients
A Pennsylvania nurse was charged May 24 with "administering lethal doses of unnecessary medication" that killed two patients and hospitalized another, according to the state attorney general's office. -
Judge dismisses 2 claims in fired MetroHealth CEO's lawsuit against system
A judge has dismissed two claims filed by fired MetroHealth CEO Akram Boutros, MD, against the Cleveland-based health system, NBC affiliate WKYC reported May 23. -
New York to drop COVID-19 vaccine rule for hospital workers
The New York State Department of Health has started the process of repealing its COVID-19 vaccine requirement for workers at regulated healthcare facilities, the agency announced May 24. -
Former HonorHealth anesthesia tech charged with poisoning coffee during surgery
A former anesthesia tech at HonorHealth Scottsdale (Ariz.) Shea Medical Center has been charged with poisoning a coffee belonging to someone working in the operating room, CBS5 reported May 24. -
Man, woman charged with threats targeting hospitals
Threats made against hospitals in two separate incidents resulted in the arrests of a Pennsylvania man and Missouri woman this month. -
Ohio physician sentenced to 6 years for fraud
An Ohio physician was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to healthcare fraud and illegally prescribing controlled substances. -
Patient sues Saint Luke's for discrimination after being kicked out of ED
A Black woman who sought medical assistance at Saint Luke's Community Hospital in Leawood, Kan., in May 2021 claims she was forcibly removed from the medical facility by Leawood police before receiving treatment for "excruciating" abdominal pain, according to a May 23 report in The Kansas City Star. -
Healthcare M&A bill up for discussion again in North Carolina
House Bill 737, which would give more regulatory oversight in planned healthcare mergers and acquisitions, is back on the negotiating table in North Carolina, according to a May 22 report in the Winston-Salem Journal. -
North Carolina nurse sentenced, loses license after replacing pain meds with saline
A former Fuquay-Varina, N.C. nurse was sentenced to 48 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for tampering with painkillers for surgery patients. -
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.
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