Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues

Oklahoma nurse pleads guilty to replacing ICU pain killers with water

An Oklahoma nurse pleaded guilty to replacing pain medication with tap water.

Oklahoma nurse pleads guilty to replacing ICU pain killers with water

An Oklahoma nurse pleaded guilty to replacing pain medication with tap water.

The No Surprises Act's next battleground: Appeals court

Providers, payers and other interested parties have their eyes on the 5th Circuit Appeals Court in the next phase of the ongoing legal battle over the No Surprises Act, Bloomberg Law reported Sept. 5. 

The No Surprises Act's next battleground: Appeals court

Providers, payers and other interested parties have their eyes on the 5th Circuit Appeals Court in the next phase of the ongoing legal battle over the No Surprises Act, Bloomberg Law reported Sept. 5. 

Missouri hospital seeks to dismiss fired CEO's lawsuit

Officials at Memphis, Mo.-based Scotland County Hospital are attempting to have dismissed aspects of a lawsuit filed against an executive and the hospital itself by its former CEO, according to a Sept. 6 Missouri Independent report.

9 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements

From Bon Secours Mercy Health suing Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia over alleged unpaid claims, to Adena Health System facing a proposed class-action overtime suit, here are nine hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker’s has reported since A…

Kentucky nurse allegedly worked under the influence for 9 months

A Kentucky nurse is facing 52 criminal charges after she was found leaving a nursing home intoxicated and replacing morphine with water and blue food coloring, the Lexington Herald Leader reported Sept. 4.

Former CNO accuses California hospital of dismissing safety concerns

The former chief nursing officer of St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, Calif., is suing the hospital, alleging her requests to install barriers meant to prevent suicides were dismissed by leaders, the Los Angeles Times reported Sept. 3. 

California system to pay $5M to settle false claim allegations

Lompoc (Calif.) Valley Medical Center has agreed to pay $5 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to Medi-Cal related to Medicaid Adult Expansion under the ACA. 

Patient sues Wisconsin hospital claiming part of surgical drain was left in leg

A former patient filed a lawsuit against Milwaukee-based Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin claiming clinicians left part of a surgical drain in his leg after an operation, WISN reported Aug. 31.