Lawsuit claims Epic’s software double-bills for anesthesia services
Filed by a former WakeMed Health employee, the complaint claims the Verona, Wisconsin-based vendor's software double-bills Medicare and Medicaid for anesthesia services.
eClinicalWorks to pay $155 million to settle false claims suit
eClinicalWorks and some of its employees will pay $155 million to settle claims that the EHR vendor misrepresented the capabilities of its software and paid kickbacks to certain customers in exchange for promoting its product.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Stirring the pot on that Merck whistleblower suit for falsified mumps, rubella, measles vaccine data
An interesting new detail to the Merck whistleblower case about its measles, mumps and rubella vaccine: The scientists that accused Merck for falsifying its measles vaccine data were threatened with jail time, Natural News reports. It’s convenient timing for this to come up, given that anti-vaccer drama is reaching a fever pitch with the recent measles outbreaks. The lawsuit dates to […]
Whistleblower suit against billionaire Soon-Shiong’s startup, NantHealth, calls its practices “fraudulent”
Billionaire surgeon Patrick Soon-Shiong has developed quite the high profile – regarded as a kind of Tony Stark of health care. His hush-hush startup, NantHealth, has attracted hundreds of millions in capital to improve cancer care through precision diagnostics – but the startup is now under scrutiny for being “engaged in a multitude of fraudulent activities.” […]