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DOJ announces 78 people charged over $2.5 billion in false health care

(5 days ago) WEBThe $2.5 billion in false billings marks one of the health care fraud schemes ever prosecuted by the Justice Department, according to Attorney General Merrick Garland.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj-announces-78-people-charged-nationwide-health-care/story?id=100447219

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Feds charge 138, including doctors, with $1.4 billion in …

(2 days ago) WEBThe 138 people charged in the cases include 23 physicians, the DOJ said. The cases are being prosecuted by 31 U.S. attorneys’ offices around the country. Polite noted that opioid-related

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/17/doj-charges-138-with-health-care-fraud-including-opioids-covid-telemedicine.html

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Nurse Practitioner Sentenced in Twelve Million Dollar …

(3 days ago) WEBPROVIDENCE, R.I. – A registered nurse and nurse practitioner, who defrauded commercial health insurers and Medicare of nearly $12 million by devising and executing fraudulent billing schemes in

https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/nurse-practitioner-sentenced-twelve-million-dollar-health-care-fraud-scheme

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Justice Department Charges Dozens for $1.2 Billion in …

(3 days ago) WEBFor example, cardiovascular genetic testing was not a method of diagnosing whether an individual presently had a cardiac condition and was not approved by Medicare for use as a general screening test for indicating an increased risk of developing cardiovascular conditions in the future. the Health Care Fraud Strike Force, which …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-dozens-12-billion-health-care-fraud

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How Insurers Exploited Medicare Advantage for Billions - The New …

(3 days ago) WEBThe New York Times. But a New York Times review of dozens of fraud lawsuits, inspector general audits and investigations by watchdogs shows how major health insurers exploited the program to

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/upshot/medicare-advantage-fraud-allegations.html

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Top Healthcare Fraud Takedowns of 2020 - RevCycleIntelligence

(6 days ago) WEBFeds charge 10 individuals in $1.4B rural hospital billing scheme. One of the largest healthcare fraud takedowns in 2020 involved charges against 10 individuals, including hospital managers, laboratory owners, billers, and recruiters, for their alleged involvement in a pass-through billing scheme using struggling rural hospitals in the South.

https://revcycleintelligence.com/news/top-healthcare-fraud-takedowns-of-2020

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Feds charge 138 medical professionals with $1.4B in …

(Just Now) WEBThe Department of Justice on Friday announced criminal charges against 42 doctors and nurses and nearly 100 other medical …

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/feds-charge-138-medical-professionals-including-doctors-1-4b-telehealth-fraud-case

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Office of Public Affairs National Health Care Fraud …

(8 days ago) WEBThe Department of Justice announced today criminal charges against 138 defendants, including 42 doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals, in 31 federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various health care fraud schemes that resulted in approximately $1.4 billion in alleged losses.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/national-health-care-fraud-enforcement-action-results-charges-involving-over-14-billion

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Whorlton Hall: Hospital 'abused' vulnerable adults - BBC …

(2 days ago) WEBThe 17-bed hospital is one of scores of such units in England that provide care for just below 2,300 adults with learning disabilities and autism. Many are detained under the Mental Health Act.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-48367071

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Healthcare scandals and the failings of doctors - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBIn this paper, we develop a multi-level analysis of poor practice and misconduct involving doctors in the UK. Drawing loosely on the analytical framework developed by Kish-Gephart et al. (2010) and extended by Muzio et al. (2016), we explore how problems (and solutions) in managing professional failings in healthcare can arise …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7068725/

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Office of Public Affairs Twenty-Three Individuals …

(8 days ago) WEBThe Fraud Section leads the Criminal Division’s efforts to combat health care fraud through the Health Care Fraud Strike Force Program. Since March 2007, this program, comprised of 15 strike forces operating in 25 federal districts, has charged more than 5,000 defendants who collectively have billed federal health care programs and …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/twenty-three-individuals-charged-615-million-medicare-fraud-schemes

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Stafford Hospital scandal: The real story behind Channel 4's The …

(6 days ago) WEBSian Brooke and Sue Johnston take on the roles of Julie Bailey and her mother Bella. It was one of the biggest scandals in the history of the NHS and saw hundreds of patients die. Now the story of

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-50836324

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UPDATE: The 10 Biggest Healthcare Data Breaches of 2020, So Far

(8 days ago) WEB2. Florida Orthopaedic Institute: 640,000 Patients. A ransomware attack on the Florida Orthopaedic Institute (FOI) potentially breached the data of about 640,000 patients, as reported to HHS on

https://healthitsecurity.com/news/the-10-biggest-healthcare-data-breaches-of-2020-so-far

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Justice Department Announces Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement …

(8 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON – American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. and its subsidiary Pharmacia & Upjohn Company Inc. (hereinafter together "Pfizer") have agreed to pay $2.3 billion, the largest health care fraud settlement in the history of the Department of Justice, to resolve criminal and civil liability arising from the illegal promotion of certain …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-largest-health-care-fraud-settlement-its-history

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Unpublished hospital patient safety reports exposed - BBC News

(2 days ago) WEBSince the 2015 Morecambe Bay maternity scandal in which 11 babies and a mother died, NHS Trusts are supposed to publish summaries of external reviews, and share them with the regulator. Image caption,

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57144923

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Serious Ethical Violations in Medicine: A Statistical and Ethical

(3 days ago) WEBFrequency. Only a minority of physicians commit serious ethical violations. According to the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), 0.5% of physicians are the subject of state medical board (SMB) disciplinary action each year, of which approximately 0.1% are severe actions involving revocation, suspension or surrender of license (Harris and Byhoff 2017, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6460481/

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These are the fake health news that went viral in 2019

(8 days ago) WEBSocial media hosted a lot of fake health news this year. Here's what went most viral. The most viral health misinformation in 2019 was on the topics of cancer, unproven cures and vaccines

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/social-media-hosted-lot-fake-health-news-year-here-s-n1107466

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NHS whistleblower wins dismissal case against England’s health

(3 days ago) WEBA hospital inspector who was sacked by the health regulator after raising concerns about patient safety, inadequate inspections and bullying, has won an employment tribunal against his dismissal.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/05/nhs-whistleblower-wins-dismissal-case-against-england-health-regulator-cqc-manchester

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A surgeon’s lawsuit highlights gender disparities and workplace

(7 days ago) WEBThe 2021 Physician Compensation Report from Doximity, a professional medical network for U.S. health care workers, found that there are no medical specialties in which women earned the same or

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/surgeons-lawsuit-highlights-gender-disparities-workplace-discriminatio-rcna22908

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Tolerating bad health research: the continuing scandal - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBWe identified 96 reviews authored by 546 reviewers from 49 clinical Cochrane Review Groups that included 1659 trials done in 84 countries. Of the 1640 trials providing risk of bias information, 1013 (62%) were high risk of bias (bad), 494 (30%) unclear and 133 (8%) low risk of bias. Bad trials were spread across all clinical areas and all

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9161194/

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Healthcare scandals in the NHS: crime and punishment

(6 days ago) WEBThe Francis Report into failures of care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital documented a series of ‘shocking’ systematic failings in healthcare that left patients routinely neglected, humiliated and in pain as the Trust focused on cutting costs and hitting government targets. At present, the criminal law in England plays a limited role in calling …

https://jme.bmj.com/content/37/4/230

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One of the Biggest Hospital Failures in Decades Raises Concerns …

(7 days ago) WEBSteward Health Care System became one of the largest hospital bankruptcies in decades when it filed for chapter 11 early Monday. The chain, which operates 30 hospitals, has been in dire financial

https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/one-of-the-biggest-hospital-failures-in-decades-raises-concerns-for-patient-care-e9ac2422

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There's a long list of NHS inquiries, but what have they actually

(9 days ago) WEBPublic inquiries are the weapon of choice for ministers faced with a public outcry over scandals and avoidable loss of life. From the Piper Alpha oil rig to the Clapham train crash and the poor

https://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2016/mar/04/national-health-service-nhs-inquiries-what-have-they-changed

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Whistleblower says Contra Costa Health cutting dangerous corners

(Just Now) WEBThe nurse said she is concerned cutting corners on medical care allows Contra Costa Health to report more patients to the state to get more funding. “It gives them an excuse to really inflate

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/whistleblower-contra-costa-health-harming-medi-cal-patients/3524340/

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Lack of leadership was at heart of hospitals’ failings, report says

(1 days ago) WEBPoor leadership among senior medical staff and hospital management was at the heart of recent failings in the NHS in England and Scotland, says a report from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in Scotland.1 A working group looked at a series of recent reports into failings at hospitals, including Staffordshire Hospital and the …

https://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h3799

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UnitedHealth CEO says company paid hackers $22 million ransom

(7 days ago) WEBUnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty confirmed for the first time that the company paid a $22 million ransom to hackers who breached its subsidiary Change Healthcare and caused widespread fallout

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/01/unitedhealth-ceo-says-company-paid-hackers-22-million-ransom.html

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Health secretary unable to guarantee no further maternity care …

(6 days ago) WEBThe health secretary has been unable to guarantee that there will be no further scandals in maternity care after admitting the NHS is in a "period of transition". Victoria Atkins was speaking

https://news.sky.com/story/health-secretary-unable-to-guarantee-no-further-maternity-care-scandals-following-landmark-birth-trauma-report-13135259

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AHLA - Top Ten Issues in Health Law 2024

(4 days ago) WEBTop Ten 2024: Health Care's AI Transformation—Managing Risks and Rewards in an Evolving Landscape. +Listen to Episode 1. While artificial intelligence (AI) has been in existence for decades, 2022 was generative AI’s coronation year and 2023 was characterized by increased innovation, development, and availability of AI technologies.

https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/d91b2697-e96b-49e4-84c1-1b8399406f5e/Top-Ten-Issues-in-Health-Law

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Steward Health Files Chapter 11 After Medical Properties Deal

(2 days ago) WEBSteward Health Care System LLC filed for bankruptcy early Monday after a period of mounting financial challenges and government scrutiny over the impact of its hospital closures on patients.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-06/steward-health-files-chapter-11-after-medical-properties-deal

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Steward Health Care says it is selling the 30+ hospitals it operates

(7 days ago) WEBSteward Health Care said it plans to sell off all its hospitals after announcing this week that it filed for bankruptcy protection.. The Dallas-based company, which operates more than 30 hospitals nationwide, said it does not expect any interruptions in its hospitals’ day-to-day operations, which the company said will continue in the ordinary course …

https://apnews.com/article/steward-hospital-bankruptcy-264edc6309f7b9eaa309c4113211ce30

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Ethics in Medicines: Exposing Unethical Practices and Corruption …

(3 days ago) WEBThese problems and their effects on health care can often result from human activities, national policies and other factors, such as for example maintenance of the great inequality amongst individuals and nations with about 10% of the world population owning 90% of the world wealth and resources . Efforts by various organizations and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8466734/

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Steward Health Care files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy - CBS Boston

(7 days ago) WEB"Steward Health Care has done everything in its power to operate successfully in a highly challenging health care environment," de la Torre said in the company's statement, released at 3:30 a.m

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/steward-health-care-bankruptcy/

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Steward Health Care seeks bankruptcy protections WBUR News

(5 days ago) WEBFlanked by health care officials, union leaders and the state's attorney general Monday morning, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey placed the blame for Steward's bankruptcy squarely on the shoulders

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/05/06/steward-bankruptcy-massachusetts-for-profit-hospitals-debt

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What Caused the Cyberattack on Change Healthcare?

(9 days ago) WEBA nearly weeklong cyberattack at Change Healthcare has caused prescription delays at thousands of pharmacies throughout the country, highlighting the fragility of our health care systems and their reliance on third-party software makers for key infrastructure, says Kevin Fu, a Northeastern college of engineering professor and …

https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/02/27/healthcare-cyberattack-pharmacy-cause/

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Cyberattack disrupts operations at major US health care network

(6 days ago) WEBLink Copied! A cyberattack has disrupted “clinical operations” at major health care nonprofit Ascension, forcing it to take steps to minimize any impact to patient care, an Ascension

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/tech/cyberattack-disrupts-healthcare-network/index.html

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An avoidable maternity care crisis - The Telegraph

(Just Now) WEBAn avoidable maternity care crisis. The treatment of mothers at NHS hospitals is a medical scandal that must be remedied. Telegraph View 14 May 2024 • 6:00am. Maternity units have the poorest

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2024/05/14/maternity-healthcare-scandal-nhs-hospital-childbirth/

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