Three of the largest health systems in Oregon have sued the state over failure to provide adequate care for mentally ill patients, according to a Sept. 28 report from The Oregonian/Oregon Live.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Foundation files petition to block Prospect from closing Pennsylvania hospital
A community foundation filed a petition Sept. 28 to block Prospect Medical Holdings from closing Delaware County Memorial Hospital, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
AARP files lawsuit against Alden Group for neglect, preventable injuries
AARP Foundation and co-counsel attorneys filed a lawsuit against the Alden Group, one of the largest healthcare providers for older adults in Illinois, Sept. 27 for alleged “chronic and intentional understaffing” at its facilities.
Tenet, UnitedHealth, DaVita lose bid to end antitrust case
A Chicago federal judge has allowed an antitrust lawsuit to move forward against DaVita, Tenet Healthcare and UnitedHealth Group affiliates, according to Bloomberg Law.
Philadelphia staffing company to pay $9.3M in back wages, damages over allegations of denied overtime pay
A Philadelphia-based healthcare staffing company will pay $9.3 million in back wages and liquidated damages for 1,756 employees to resolve allegations it misclassified workers and willfully denied their overtime pay, the Labor Department announced Sept…
Why Texas will be the center of No Surprises Act litigation
Healthcare providers are “putting their eggs in one basket,” in hopes of challenging the No Surprises Act’s dispute resolution process, Bloomberg Law reported Sept. 27.
Iowa hospital cited for insufficient staff vaccine records
Sioux City, Iowa-based MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center was cited for failing to develop and implement a system to track staff’s COVID-19 vaccinations and exemptions, according to Iowa Department of Inspection and Appeals obtained by the Sioux City Jo…
We wear ‘black robes, not white coats’: Court overturns ruling compelling UPMC to give ivermectin
A Pennsylvania appeals court on Sept. 22 overturned an injunction that required a Pittsburgh-based UPMC hospital to administer ivermectin to a COVID-19 patient, court documents show.
Texas physician accused of tampering with IV bags held without bail: 5 updates
A federal judge on Sept. 19 denied a request from Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr., MD, to be released from jail while he awaits trial on charges related to allegedly tampering with IV bags that led to a death and multiple patient complications, CBS News repo…
Tennessee attorney general vows to investigate claims against VUMC transgender health clinic
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has pledged to investigate allegations of illegal conduct at the Clinic for Transgender Health at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.
