Hospital executive gets 3 years in prison

David Rosen, former CEO of MediSys Health Network, the operator of Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Brookdale University Hospital and Flushing Hospital Medical Center, has been sentenced to three years in prison for bribery. Read more

Reduce liability for provider-ID theft

Identity theft can be devastating for physicians and the facilities they work for, consuming significant time and substantial financial resources.  Read more

Tenet self-discloses over billing, pays Medicare $43M

During a 2007 internal review, Tenet Healthcare Corp.’s compliance department uncovered overpayments at one of its rehabilitation units at a Georgia facility. The company disclosed the overpayments to the government, which led to an investigation and a $42.75 million settlement to Medicare.  Read more

Feds charge Texas doc with $375M Medicare fraud

The feds have filed charges alleging a Texas doctor perpetrated the largest health care fraud in U.S. history. Read more

Justice Dept.: 2011 record-setting year for fraud settlements

The Justice Department announced that fiscal year 2011 saw a record amount  — more than $3 billion — in settlements and judgments. Read more

$1M+ embezzlement nets accountant jail time

A hospital accountant is headed to jail after embezzling more than $1 million from her employer’s accounts. Read more

Annual cost of health data leaks: $6.5 billion

When patient data is breached there’s a cost to patient privacy, but hospitals face a steep cost to their own bottom lines. Read more

Obama takes action on growing drug shortage crisis

The nationwide shortage of key medications is finally getting some attention from the White House. Read more

Disabled vet blows lid off multi-million dollar Medicaid fraud

For his efforts uncovering a Medicaid fraud that the government couldn’t, the veteran pocketed a $15 million whistle blower payout. Read more

Congress to investigate drug price gouging claims

Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland has started the ball rolling for a Congressional investigation into allegations of companies price-gouging hospitals in the wake of nationwide shortages of key drugs.  Read more

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