Hospital to settle lawsuit

One Georgia’s most prestigious hospitals has agreed to pay millions to settle a whistleblower lawsuit. St. Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta will settle accusations that from 2000 to 2005, it submitted outpatient Medicare claims that should have been billed inpatient. The hospital received much higher payments as a result. The nurse who blew the whistle on the hospital will receive nearly 5-million dollars as part of the settlement.

NFL prefers Georgia hospital

A Georgia hospital is among 15 chosen by the National Football League to perform surgery on retired players. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports St. Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta is on the list. The NFL and the players’ union created the list of preferred hospitals for joint replacement surgery.