Former emergency room physicians at St. Margaret’s Health-Peru (Ill.) have filed a lawsuit against the now-shuttered hospital, alleging it missed payments for their services.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
150 join class action against Harvard, former morgue manager
As of June 23, 150 people have joined a class-action lawsuit against Boston-based Harvard University and the school’s former morgue manager in a case related to stolen human remains, according to NBC Boston.
Georgia physician could face $27M fine for false diagnoses claims
A Georgia physician could face more than $27 million in fines after a jury found he had violated the False Claims Act by submitting false diagnoses to Medicare, according to an article by law firm Husch Blackwell published by JD Supra on June 22.
HCA monitors reprimanded for North Carolina operation
HCA Healthcare has been criticized for having only one oncologist on staff at its Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health operations.
No need for 'media circus' in VUMC billing fraud inquiry, Tennessee AG says
After Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced June 20 it had turned over five years of medical records of patients who are minors and had received gender-affirming care at the hospital, the Tennessee attorney general’s office on June 21 released…
EEOC sues Indiana hospital for disability discrimination against nurse
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Munster, Ind.-based Community Hospital and its operator Munster Medical Research Foundation Inc. for disability discrimination after it allegedly failed to accommodate a nurse who suffered a work inj…
Ohio nurse pleads guilty to inappropriately touching dozens of patients
An Ohio licensed practical nurse pleaded guilty to 17 counts of unwanted sexual contact with male patients.
Man accused of shooting Missouri hospital building sentenced
A man accused of shooting a hospital building in Audrain County, Mo., pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree property damage, ABC affiliate KMIZ reported June 20.
Judge rules that Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors violates Constitution
An Arkansas law banning gender-affirming medical care for teens and children was struck down by a federal judge on June 20, in what could become a bellwether precedent for lawsuits against similar bans in other states, according to The New York Times.
San Francisco questions legality of US News hospital rankings
San Francisco’s top attorney is requesting information from U.S. News & World Report on its rankings of hospitals, including details on payments the media outlet receives from hospitals.
