Stories about physicians and other healthcare professionals involved in lawsuits—as either a plaintiff or a defendant—or accused of breaking the law. Various legal updates or unusual stories in the news may land here.
The veteran interventional cardiologist claims he was pushed out after repeatedly asking for more coverage from cardiothoracic surgeons in addition to other improvements. The hospital, meanwhile, described the lawsuit as a “collection of false allegations."
A former executive at Verily is suing the company, alleging he was fired after reporting the incidents to management. The misuses of data, if true, would constitute HIPAA violations.
Adena Health System was accused in a class-action lawsuit of deploying Meta Pixel tracking tools on its patient portal. As many as 89,000 patients could have had protected health information shared with advertisers.
Joseph Thomas Kinney, 55, was arrested this week for allegedly using fake credentials to obtain work as a registered nurse. His arrest is part of what appears to be a growing national trend.
Defense attorneys say the case boils down to challenges reading the exam, which was “complex with subtle findings that the experts simply interpreted differently.”
As healthcare AI opens new avenues to improve care quality without unduly increasing operational costs, the technology also expands potential exposure to civil and criminal liabilities. And that’s not only for providers but also payers and suppliers.
The Department of Justice spent a substantial amount of time and energy targeting healthcare fraud in 2023, according to a new 80-page report. Some of the year's biggest settlements involved cardiac surgery and cardiac imaging.
A lawsuit against UT Health East Texas claims for-profit providers are shuffling their physicians’ employment status as a way to shield against malpractice cases.
The veteran cardiologist had been worried that cerebral protection devices were only being used to treat TAVR patients with specific insurance plans. The lawsuit has now been resolved to the “mutual satisfaction” of both parties.
Early, nonpublic information about Medtronic's $1.6 billion acquisition of Mazer Robotics was used to make illegal trading profits, according to a federal jury.