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.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
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.
Supreme Court expands workers' religious protections: What hospitals should know
All employees may request accommodations, including time off from work, when an employer’s schedule interferes with the worker’s religious beliefs and practices, the Supreme Court ruled June 29.
'Strongest in the country' hospital price transparency bill moves forward in Ohio
The Ohio House of Representatives passed H.B. 49, a bill designed to increase hospital price transparency, by a vote of 90-5.
EEOC sues Michigan hospital claiming disability discrimination against nurse
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Beaumont Hospital, in Wayne, Mich., alleging it failed to accommodate a registered nurse with a disability.
California health systems, providers to pay $68M settlement for alleged Medi-Cal fraud
A group of California healthcare providers, including two health systems and a health plan, have agreed to pay $68 million to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to Medi-Cal related to Medicaid Adult Expansion under the Patient Protecti…
78 charged in sweeping $2.5B fraud scheme
The Justice Department has charged 78 individuals, including 24 physicians, for their alleged participation in a sweeping $2.5 billion telehealth, pharmaceutical and opioid distribution fraud scheme.
