St. Charles Hospital in Bend, Ore., is facing a lawsuit filed May 9 by a former employee claiming that the health system repeatedly violated meal break policies and underpaid staff, according to court documents.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Vaccine, mask mandates to be banned under Florida's new 'medical freedom' laws
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a package of “medical freedom” legislation into law May 11, including a law that prohibits businesses and government entities from requiring people to provide proof of vaccination or mandate they wear a mask to gain ent…
Family, California reach $24M settlement after man's death
The family of Edward Bronstein reached a $24 million settlement with the state of California, the California Highway Patrol and other parties, CNN reported May 11.
Hospital vendor sued for data breach affecting 1 million
After EHR supplier NextGen said a data breach compromised information of 1 million patients, four lawsuits were filed against the company, according to court documents.
Kansas physician pleads guilty to $16M fraud scheme
A Kansas physician pleaded guilty to ordering $16 million worth of unnecessary genetic tests and orthotic braces for more than 3,000 patients in a telehealth fraud scheme.
Nevada physicians worry malpractice bill could worsen shortage
Some physicians in Nevada are concerned proposed legislation to significantly increase the limit on damages a plaintiff can recover in malpractice suits would exacerbate the state’s physician shortage if it became law, the Las Vegas Review-Journal repo…
Contract worker arrested, accused of bringing gun to Mississippi hospital
A contract worker at Anderson Regional Medical Center was arrested May 8 after she allegedly brandished a handgun inside the Meridian, Miss.-based hospital, according to ABC affiliate WTOK.
Nurse pleads guilty to replacing vials with saline while working at Wisconsin hospital
A former nurse at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Janesville, Wis., has pleaded guilty to tampering with vials of fentanyl while working at the facility in 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin said May 8.
Yale New Haven, Northeast Medical Group settle overbilling allegations
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health and Northeast Medical Group in Bridgeport, Conn. — a physician and associated provider group affiliated with the health system — agreed to pay $560,718 to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare and the state of Conne…
Michigan nurse sentenced to at least 30 years for 3-year-old's death
A former home health nurse in Michigan has been sentenced to 30 to 75 years in prison in the death of a 3-year-old patient, ABC affiliate WBND reported.
