The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, alleging the pediatric health system illegally fired a maintenance assistant for requesting a religious exemption to its flu vaccination policy.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Physician group sues Envision Healthcare over corporate practice of medicine laws
Physicians and consumer advocates are monitoring a California lawsuit against Envision Healthcare, which alleges that Envision uses shell business structures to retain de facto ownership of emergency room staffing groups and asks the court to declare t…
Healthcare billing fraud: 8 recent cases
From a mistrial in a $158 million case, to a Georgia lab owner’s conviction in a $463 million Medicare scheme, here are eight healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s has reported since Dec. 14:
2 women sue Colorado hospital over alleged sexual assault while unconscious
Two women who police say were sexually assaulted by a nurse and filmed while unconscious in the intensive care unit are suing the Colorado hospital where the alleged incidents took place, the Denver Post reported Dec. 21.
8 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From fired MetroHealth CEO filing a second lawsuit against the system to three California hospitals paying $22.5 million to settle billing fraud allegations, here are eight recent legal actions involving hospitals that Becker’s has reported since Dec. …
Physician who allegedly participated in Jan. 6 Capitol riot no longer works at Boston hospital
A physician and former employee of Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, who was charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, no longer works at the organization, the hospital confirmed to Becker’s.
2 biotech CEOs charged in alleged fraud
Two men have been charged in connection with schemes that allegedly defrauded investors of biotech company CytoDyn, the Justice Department said Dec. 20.
Mistrial declared in $158M Texas healthcare fraud case
A federal judge declared a mistrial Dec. 19 in a $158 million Texas healthcare fraud case amid concern the jury may not be able to recall testimony after an attorney’s medical emergency caused a monthlong delay, according to Law360.
Massachusetts court denies bid to legalize physician-assisted suicide
Massachusetts’ highest court on Dec. 19 rejected an effort to legalize medically assisted suicide.
Man waiting in ED threatened to blow up Pennsylvania hospital
A man waiting in the emergency department with a family member late last week threatened to blow up Excela Health Latrobe (Pa.) Hospital, according to a CBS Pittsburgh report.
