A physician who owned two medical offices in the Miami area has pleaded guilty for his role in a $25 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. Jose Nunez, MD, pleaded…
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The owners and operators of OM Best Help Corporation, a Miami-area medical equipment company, have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a durable medical equipment fraud scheme, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. Obel…
Eleven cities in Texas have agreed to pay a total of approximately $1.7 million to settle allegations of Medicaid fraud, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report. The cities are: Plano, Frisco, Richardson, Mesquite, Celina, DeSoto, Corpus Christi, Cedar Hill, Rowlett,…
Becker's Hospital Review hosted its Hospital Strategy Roundtable this summer at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, bringing together seven hospital industry leaders from across the country to discuss current challenges and opportunities facing the industry, how hospital strategy will…
BD Emerald Syringe from Becton, Dickinson and Company. The BD Emerald Syringe is designed with less material for a smaller impact on the environment. Clinicians from around the world had input on the product design. The syringes use the least…
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A Utah State University researcher has genetically engineered spider silk that can be used to heal wounds and make artificial tendons and ligaments, according to a Med City News report.
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Allstate Files $5M Fraud Suit Against New York Surgery Center Management Company, 9 Other Defendants
Allstate Insurance Co. has filed an insurance fraud lawsuit against 10 New York-area defendants, including a surgery center management company, seeking to recover $5 million, according to an Allstate news release.
Fletcher Allen Health System, based in Burlington, Vt., has admitted unspecified medical errors were made in the care of a now-deceased patient, according to a Burlington Free Press report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on Fletcher Allen…
Avoidable readmissions after discharge from hospital are fairly uncommon and are not an accurate measure of quality of care, according to research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.