Medical Misconduct Tracker

A New York jury hit Sapphire Nursing with a $6.2 million verdict for understaffing that caused resident neglect, including delays in baths, meals, and...

HHS's delegation gives CMS permissive exclusion authority over physicians and practices for Medicare and Medicaid billing, but withholds hearings and...

A Texas school nurse allegedly stole elementary students' prescribed ADHD medications and substituted Aleve or allergy pills, representing a profound...

Two families sued Medical City Weatherford and physicians after their babies suffered brain injuries from oxygen deprivation during delivery, with one...

RIDOH disciplined four physicians in October, bringing the total to eight in six weeks.

• William T. Creighton, M.D.: Reprimand, $1,100 fee, and...

A $6 million civil verdict against Becoming Independent and a former caregiver left Musetta Perezarce seeking more than money. The jury assigned $4.8...

Dr. Steven Murphy and his Stamford practices agreed to pay $866,539 to settle civil allegations of inflated billing to Medicare and Medicaid from...

• Federal appeals court blocked the actual takeover of Arizona's prison healthcare by court-appointed receiver Annette Chambers-Smith, scheduled for...

Patients suing Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center over tap-water infections tied to nurse Dani Schofield's alleged fentanyl diversion remain in...

Texas is set to receive up to $57.8 million from a national opioid settlement with Albertsons, with funds dedicated to opioid abatement and overseen...

Former NFL wide receiver David Bell filed a $300 million lawsuit alleging a Pennsylvania healthcare system and 15 defendants pushed an unnecessary...

A long-running malpractice dispute over fugitive Ohio spine surgeon Abubakar Durrani's alleged unnecessary procedures has become central to...

Lawyers for 1,900 Sununu Youth Development Center abuse victims asked the New Hampshire Supreme Court to block legislative changes to the settlement...

The Oregon Youth Authority settled with 11 men alleging years of sexual abuse by Dr. Edward Gary Edwards at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility, but...

Seven years after Demi Dominguez and her newborn died from untreated preeclampsia under two Bakersfield doctors, one physician's civil trial begins...

• Dr. Francesco Lupis remained on duty after multiple investigations found he withheld medications, missed emergency on-call duties, swore at inmates,...

CVS's $315 million settlement reveals how corporate policies overrode controlled-substance safeguards for years.

• Profit metrics first:...

• Out-of-network providers and intermediaries exploit the IDR process to win awards many times above benchmark rates, creating a lucrative arbitration...

South Carolina's new law requires all healthcare professionals to complete training on identifying suspected human trafficking victims, meeting legal...

Institutional fear of litigation, reputational damage, and career consequences creates a protective shield around doctors committing serious crimes,...