A 13-year-old boy with autism has spent nearly four weeks in the emergency department at UCHealth Long Peaks Hospital in Longmont, Colo., after being abandoned there by his father, CBS Colorado reported July 10.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Home health group sues CMS over pay cuts
The National Association for Home Care and Hospice has filed a federal lawsuit against CMS and HHS challenging the validity of a change in Medicare home health payment that reduced rates by 3.9 percent in 2023, with more cuts expected in the coming yea…
Tampa-area hospitals pledge new Florida immigration law won't affect patient care
A new Florida law requires all hospitals in the state accepting Medicaid to ask patients about their immigration status.
2 infants found dead in Chicago hospital daycare facility
Two newborn girls were pronounced dead after being found in the bathroom of a child care center on Northwestern Medicine Hospital’s campus in Chicago, CBS affiliate WBBM reported July 6.
10 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From a Masschussetts hospital alleging an architectural design company cost it Medicare certification to a physician suing HCA for libel, here are 10 hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker’s has reported since June 26:
Novo Nordisk sues 3 compounding pharmacies over Ozempic copycats
Novo Nordisk filed lawsuits against three compounding pharmacies in Florida on July 6, accusing them of illegally compounding forms of its popular Type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic.
Nurse attacked in HCA parking lot; man charged with attempted murder
An HCA Healthcare nurse was blitz-attacked with a tire iron at about 3 a.m. on July 6 in the hospital’s parking lot, and Florida police charged a 27-year-old man with attempted murder two hours later.
Wisconsin physician surrenders license as board probes patient's death
After Wisconsin’s medical examining board summarily suspended a physician’s license for allegedly giving unapproved treatments to a stage IV endometrial cancer patient who later died, the physician voluntarily surrendered her license.
Massachusetts hospital alleges architect cost it Medicare licensure
Nantucket (Ma.) Cottage Hospital is suing CannonDesign, the architectural design company behind its new hospital facility, for $8 million, the Nantucket Current reported July 3.
Indiana hospital shooting left 2 dead, including police officer
An altercation at Tell City, Ind.-based Perry County Memorial Hospital between a domestic dispute suspect and Indiana state police officer Sgt. Heather Glenn left both dead, according to the Courier & Press.
