Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health may be facing an uphill battle after an appeals court judge questioned the legitimacy of a recent $400 million win in an antitrust suit, according to an Aug. 24 Law360 report.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
UMass Chan legal bills soar to $7.2M due to litigation battle with hospital
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School’s legal expenses have reached $7.2 million due to its ongoing litigation with Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health over a dispute about money, Mass Live reported Aug. 24.
Decision to end billing practice won't change Allina investigation, AG says
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said he is glad Minneapolis-based Allina Health is ending a billing and collection policy under scrutiny from his office but said the health system’s decision does not change the status of the investigation.&nbs…
10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements
From HCA settling a nonpayment lawsuit, to a New York judge permanently blocking New York City’s plans switch 250,000 retired city employees to a Medicare Advantage plan, here are 10 healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements Becker’s reported since …
Physician sentenced to prison for unlawfully prescribing 100k pills
A South Carolina physician was sentenced to five years in prison for unlawfully prescribing a couple more than 100,000 pills of controlled substances.
Judge: Pennsylvania physician group can't enforce surgeon's noncompete clause
A Pennsylvania judge ruled that Scranton-based Commonwealth Health’s physician group cannot stop a former surgeon from working for a local competitor, The Times-Tribune reported Aug. 21.
All 50 states now allow collaborative pharmacy work
Every state in the U.S. now recognizes collaborative practice agreements between pharmacists and physicians.
Lab owner sentenced to prison for role in $463M fraud scheme
A Georgia laboratory owner was sentenced to 27 years in prison for his role in a scheme that submitted more than $463 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare.
Mayo Clinic still under investigation as another system enters Minnesota AG's crosshairs
The Minnesota attorney general’s office has launched an investigation into the billing practices of Minneapolis-based Allina Health, joining an investigation launched late last year into Rochester-based Mayo Clinic’s practices.
Former respiratory therapist sentenced in death of 2 patients
A former respiratory therapist who pleaded guilty in the deaths of two Missouri hospital patients in the early 2000s has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, CBS affiliate KCTV reported Aug. 19.
