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4 Nebraska hospitals settle over heart device misuse

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November 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – An Omaha hospital has been included in a settlement with more than 450 hospitals over inappropriate use of a heart device. The Omaha World-Herald reports that Creighton University Medical Center was named in the settlement, which totals more than $250 million.

The U.S. Department of Justice alleges that from 2003 to 2010 each of 457 hospitals in 43 states implanted the devices during periods in the patients’ care that are prohibited by federal regulations.