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Hospital refutes alleged billing fraud, whistleblower retaliation
Wyoming Medical Center on Friday filed a court document denying a former employee's accusations that hospital clerks altered patient records and submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for
Halifax Health: Whistleblower used protected documents in suit
Adding to the saga of alleged false billing at Florida's Halifax Health Medical Center, the hospital said an employee used improperly obtained documents to form a whistleblower lawsuit, The Daytona
Hospice provider hit with Medicare fraud suit
A whistleblower lawsuit unveiled last week and joined by the U.S. government accuses a Texas-based hospice provider of cycling patients as much as possible in order to maximize Medicare payments,
Bundled payments slash dialysis drug sales
As a physician and nurse have filed a whistleblower lawsuit against dialysis clinic operator DaVita for allegedly overbilling Medicare for medications, changes in Medicare payments have dramatically
Hospice billing ripe for abuse
Hospice care continues to grow and become a large part of the Medicare program, but questionable billing practices regarding hospice providers are mounting, reports the New York Times. Although one
Hospital owes $20M for violating Stark Act
Bradford (Pa.) Regional Medical Center, a 96-bed acute-care hospital, owes $20 million in penalties, plus millions more in False Claims Act damages, according to a press release from Stone Law Firm,
Fired nurse files whistleblower lawsuit re: EMTALA violations
Jordan Hospital in Plymouth, Mass., is facing a whistleblower lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Boston by fired nurse Margaret "Peg" O'Connor, reports the Boston Globe. O'Connor, a 38-year
Compliance programs could come in handy as more execs turn whistleblower
At the end of July, Bloomberg News reported that legal experts predict that new rules and incentives in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could make last year's record number of
Kickback scheme costs Ohio health alliance, hospitals $2.6 million
The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, two of its member hospitals--The Fort Hamilton Hospital and The University Hospital--and University Internal Medicine Associates Inc. are paying $2.6
False Claims Act settlements are in vogue
Hospitals across the country started the new year by making payments ranging from the thousands to millions of dollars to settle allegations of Medicare fraud. These settlements are sure to drive up
