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Whistleblower accuses hospital of fraud under false inpatient status
In an unsealed lawsuit this week, a whistleblower accused Wyoming Medical Center of defrauding Medicare and Medicaid by altering hospital records. The lawsuit states that records clerks changed
Attorney found guilty of retaliating against whistleblowing nurses
Adding to the saga surrounding two whistleblowing Winkler County (Texas) Memorial Hospital nurses who lost their jobs, a former county attorney was found guilty of retaliation and will spend four
Proposed bill to set nurse staffing levels, protect whistleblowers
Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) last week introduced legislation that would establish a federal minimum of nurse-to-patient ratios at all hospitals, according to a press release. Aimed at
CVS to pay $17.5M over inflated Medicaid claims
CVS Pharmacy, the pharmacy division of CVS Caremark Corp., will pay $17.5 million to the United States and 10 states to settle False Claims Act accusations, the Department of Justice announced late
NC hospital will pay $1.9 million over false claims
Rex Healthcare, a 655-bed hospital in Raleigh, N.C., has agreed to pay $1.9 million plus interest back to the U.S. to settle allegations that it overbilled Medicare by ordering higher-cost services
Dr. Michael Kirsch - 10 Healthcare Bloggers We're Thankful For
Who: Dr. Michael Kirsch Blog: MD Whistleblower About the blogger: Kirsch is a full-time practicing physician who is board certified in gastroenterology. He practices at the Center for Digestive
Small-practice physicians among most reluctant to report impaired, incompetent colleagues
Even though physicians are ethically bound to report a colleague who is incompetent or impaired by drugs or alcohol, more than a third of physicians responding to a nationwide survey don't fully
Jury acquits whistle-blowing nurse
Anne Mitchell, the Texas nurse charged with "misuse of official information" after telling authorities about a physician's alleged improper prescribing and unsafe surgical procedures, was found not
Quest will pay $302M in whistleblower settlement
Testing firm Quest Diagnostics has agreed to pay the federal government $302 million to resolve civil and criminal charges involving a subsidiary closing in 2006, as well as certain diagnostic test
After Medicaid reimbursement allegations, LA hospital agrees to $3.3M settlement
After allegedly collecting Medicaid reimbursement as a Level 1 pediatric-intensive care provider, despite not qualifying for such a status, Marrero, LA's West Jefferson Medical Center will now pay
