A patient care technician who was severely burned in an attack by a travel nurse last year at a New Jersey hospital has settled her Bergen County lawsuit for $5.7 million, Law360 reported Feb. 22.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Colorado bill would ban some hospital facility fees
A proposal in the Colorado legislature would ban hospital “facility fees” if the care is provided to the patient via telehealth or in a clinic owned by the hospital but not on campus, The Denver Post reported Feb. 23.
Judge dismisses Dr. Akram Boutros' challenge to firing from MetroHealth
A Cuyahoga County judge has dismissed a challenge by the former CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth related to his November firing, Law360 reported Feb. 22.
St. Luke's Health System asks judge to hold far-right leader in contempt, seeks $7.5M in damages
Boise, Ida.-based St. Luke’s Health System has asked a judge to hold far-right leader Ammon Bundy in contempt after he posted defamatory comments about its CEO, the Idaho Statesmann reported Feb. 21.
Texas health group to pay $21.6M to settle improper billing allegations
Dallas-based Cornerstone Healthcare Group and Houston-based Cornerstone Hospital Medical Center have agreed to pay more than $21.6 million to settle claims that the long-term acute care facility improperly billed Medicare.
Corporate name confusion delays lawsuit accusing New Mexico hospital of false advertising
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has clarified the name of a defendant in a lawsuit that alleges Alta Vista Regional Medical Center in Las Vegas, N.M., engaged in false advertising and overcharging patients, the Taos News reported Feb. 22.
Former Lurie Children's employee charged for alleged laughing gas theft
A former employee of Chicago-based Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital has been charged for alleged theft and sale of 10 tanks of nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas.
Couple sues Fujifilm Irvine Scientific over recalled embryo culture oil
A couple in Los Angeles is suing after they say their embryos were killed by toxic oil used at a fertility clinic.
Police shoot, injure man during altercation in Ascension hospital
A suspect in an arson investigation is in trouble with the law again after attacking a deputy inside Racine, Wis.-based Ascension All Saints Hospital early Feb. 20, Fox6 reported.
10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements
From Centene paying $215 million to California to settle allegations it overcharged the state’s Medicaid program, to two Louisiana health systems accused of sharing patient data without consent, here are 10 healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements …
