Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues

Physicians sue to end implicit bias training requirement in California

Two physicians and a nonprofit group have filed a lawsuit against the Medical Board of California to stop it from enforcing a state requirement for physicians to study the role of implicit bias in health inequities as part of continuing medical educati…

Consumer advocates want more notice on Georgia hospital closures

Following Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System’s abrupt closure of two Atlanta Medical Center facilities in late 2022, health systems in the state should in the future provide 180 days of notice of their intent to shutter, according to a consumer…

Family of slain nurse sues Detroit hospital, Tenet for $200M

The family of Patrice Wilson, a nurse who was kidnapped outside of Detroit Medical Center — where she was employed — and later found dead, is suing the hospital and Tenet Healthcare for $200 million, Fox 2 Detroit reported July 31.

HCA faces discrimination lawsuit from EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is accusing Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare of discriminating against an employee and retaliating against him when the employee reported discrimination, according to a lawsuit.

Florida physician convicted of 14 counts of drug trafficking

A Florida physician was found guilty of 14 counts of unlawfully distributing and dispensing controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose and 5 counts of obstructing justice.

Mission Health grapples for certificates of need

An administrative judge has reversed a decision by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to grant Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health a certificate of need for a freestanding emergency department, according to the Asheville Citize…

Child shot in Yale New Haven Hospital parking lot: Police

Police are investigating after a 13-year-old girl was shot in the parking lot of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital in the early-morning hours of July 30. 

Child shot in Yale New Haven Hospital parking lot: Police

Police are investigating after a 13-year-old girl was shot in the parking lot of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital in the early-morning hours of July 30. 

Biden expected to sign bill to overhaul organ transplant system

Congress has passed a bill that would break up the monopoly contract used to run the nation’s organ transplant system. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk, who is expected to sign it, The Washington Post reported July 28. 

Former Adena chief of surgery sues system for alleged defamation

James Manazer, MD, is suing Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Regional Medical Center alleging defamation and wrongful termination after he reported alleged concerns about a cardiac procedure, NBC affiliate WCMH reported July 27.