A 48-year-old woman was accused of assaulting two Penn Highlands DuBois workers after police said she became irritated while waiting to be picked up from the hospital. She pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on Nov. 8, Gant News reported.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
5 former Tennessee hospital workers accused of selling accident victim names
Five former employees of Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist University Hospital were indicted for their alleged role in the unlawful disclosure of patient information in violation of HIPAA, according to a Nov. 10 news release from the Justice Department.
FTC set to ramp up challenges to anticompetitive practices
The Federal Trade Commission announced Nov. 10 that it will expand its interpretation of a 1914 statute that could allow the agency to increase its intervention and legal challenges against what it deems anticompetitive corporate behavior.
‘We cannot allow hospitals … to break bank accounts’: N.C. attorney general urges HCA probe
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein encouraged federal courts to move forward with an antitrust lawsuit against Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, Law360 reported Nov. 8.
CHI hospital settles with feds over disability discrimination allegation
CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs (Ark.) has settled allegations being investigated by the federal government that the hospital did not offer effective communications resources for deaf patients, HHS’ Office for Civil Rights said Nov. 9.
Elizabeth Holmes denied new trial; sentencing set for Nov. 18
Elizabeth Holmes, the convicted founder of the defunct blood-testing startup Theranos, has been denied her bid for a new trial, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 8.
10 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From a New York hospital accused of withholding benefits to a Wisconsin hospital suing a gubernatorial candidate over the use of its logo in campaign advertisements, here are 10 hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker’s has reported on since Oct. 26:&…
$21M verdict levied against physicians, nurse after undiagnosed disease led to infant’s death
A jury awarded a woman $21 million in a verdict against two physicians and a nurse practitioner at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Ala., seven years after her son died from an undiagnosed bowel disease, al.com reported Nov. 6.
Express Scripts to shell out $3.2M in prescription drug pricing case
Express Scripts agreed to settle for $3.2 million in a Massachusetts case that accused the pharmacy benefit manager of overcharging for some injured workers’ prescriptions.
St. Louis hospital owner accused of diverting $1.4M of hospital funds
The owner of a St. Louis-based hospital is accused in a lawsuit of diverting funds meant to improve the hospital, according to the St. Louis Business Journal.
