Data Error Led to Heart Implant Mistake, Suit Claims; Doc’s Defamation Suit Advances

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July 19, 2024
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An Iowa woman is suing a medical device company alleging she had a pacemaker mistakenly implanted after a heart monitor gave her doctors data from the wrong patient. (Des Moines Register)

A defamation lawsuit brought by an ob/gyn is heading to trial after a judge ruled that journalists reported “verifiably false” claims about him. Mahendra Amin, MD, sued MSNBC in September 2021 after it reported that he performed “mass hysterectomies” on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees. (New York Post)

Three former executives have been charged for allegedly embezzling $15 million from a Chicago hospital, according to federal prosecutors.

A Missouri couple has sued a Kansas City hospital alleging it didn’t follow proper sterilization procedures, after the husband developed an infection following hip replacement surgery. (Kansas City Star)

The family of a Massachusetts teen who died after eating an extremely spicy chip has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Hershey, Walgreens, and several others. (AP)

An Iowa judge has ruled that the state’s medical board withheld information from surgeon Giovanni Ciuffo, MD, whom it was investigating for alleged professional incompetence. (Iowa Capital Dispatch)

New Mexico’s attorney general has launched an investigation into Memorial Medical Center following a news report that the facility violated state laws by turning away low-income patients who were seeking care. (NBC News)

A network of skilled nursing facilities will pay just over $21 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to federal insurers for therapy services that were unnecessary or never provided, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

Texas pharma marketer Quintan Cockerell was sentenced to 2 years and 5 months in prison for his role in a scheme that involved boosting prescriptions for expensive compounded medications that weren’t always necessary, the DOJ reported.

Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for his role in an unnecessary lab testing scheme, according to the DOJ.

Kristina Fiore leads MedPage’s enterprise & investigative reporting team. She’s been a medical journalist for more than a decade and her work has been recognized by Barlett & Steele, AHCJ, SABEW, and others. Send story tips to k.fiore@medpagetoday.com. Follow

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