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Hospital districts under fire for spending patterns
Hospital districts in California are coming under increased scrutiny from lawmakers and activists over how they spend their taxpayer dollars, The Bay Citizen reported . About 30 of California's 74
Prime Healthcare CEO resigns amidst upcoding accusations
After a year of upcoding accusations and in the face of a reported federal investigation, Prime Healthcare Services President and CEO Lex Reddy has resigned, the California-based health system
FBI interviews patient about alleged Prime Healthcare upcoding, privacy breach
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) last week interviewed a patient, following reports that Prime Healthcare Services violated patient privacy when two executives at Prime-owned Shasta Regional
Prime hospital CEO, CMO blasted for sharing patient chart with media
Two executives at Shasta Regional Medical Center, owned by Prime Healthcare Services, are facing severe criticism after sharing a patient's medical chart with news outlets. The incident, in addition
FBI probes Prime Healthcare for alleged upcoding, watchdog reports
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking into the billing practices of California-based hospital operator, Prime Healthcare Services, following reports that it allegedly overbilled
Prime hospital allegedly bills at six times state rate for heart failure
A hospital owned by California chain Prime Healthcare Services has allegedly been billing Medicare to treat patients for heart failure at rates far higher than the national average, reports
Prime sues Kaiser, SEIU against alleged monopoly scheme
In the latest twist of legal action, California hospital operator Prime Healthcare on Tuesday filed suit, alleging that Kaiser Permanente and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) violated
Prime Healthcare pitches singular corporate voice
Prime Healthcare Services should be a feel-good story: Upstart hospital chain buys financially ailing facilities and turns them around, planting feather after feather in the cap of its chairman,
Prime Healthcare accused of Medicare fraud, seeking legal action against press
In a heated battle between Prime Healthcare and California Watch, the Southern California hospital system is accused of admitting an unusually high number of emergency Medicare patients to reap the
