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

Anesthesia administration: Court will decide who can do it

Should nurses be allowed to administer anesthesia without a doctor’s supervision? Read more

RACs target hospitals: Protect your facility from lost revenue

Guess which hospital area garnered 41% of the total $992.7 million overpayment collections made by Medicare’s Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) during the demonstration phase? 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

Woman dies in jail after being kicked out of ER

A 29-year-old mother of two died in jail after being arrested for trespassing in a hospital emergency room. Read more

Nurse gets life in prison for bleach-injection deaths

A Texas nurse was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of killing five of her patients with bleach injections. Read more

Health pro faces charges after posting patient photo on Facebook

Apparently some employees need a reminder: Don’t post photos of your patients’ genitals on Facebook. Read more

Record damages in PA’s harassment case: $168M

A physician’s assistant has been granted a record-setting award for her claims of sexual harassment and other abuse at the hands of her former employer. Read more

Hospital accuses own COO of stealing patient data

A hospital is suing its former COO, alleging that she stole patient records and other private data to share with her new employer. Read more

Nurse faces death penalty: Did she inject patients with bleach?

A nurse is accused of killing five of her patients by injecting bleach into their dialysis tubes. Read more

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