Ciox Health, a company that provides medical records services to healthcare providers, has settled a class-action lawsuit for $1.85 million after allegations accused the company of over charging patients for EHR records.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
CHS hit with lawsuit over mass layoff
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is being sued in Florida federal court for alleged violations of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
Nurse practitioner says CVS fired her for refusing to provide abortion drugs
A former CVS MinuteClinic worker in Virginia filed suit against the retail pharmacy Aug. 31, accusing the company of firing her because she refused to prescribe and administer drugs that can induce an abortion.
3 patient groups sue US over drug copay assistance rule
Three patient advocacy groups are suing the U.S. government to challenge the legality of a federal rule that allows health insurers to not apply drugmakers’ copay assistance toward patients’ out-of-pocket cost obligations.
Philips settles for $4.2M in devices sold to military
Medical manufacturer Philips Respironics agreed to settle for $4.2 million in a civil lawsuit with the U.S. military Aug. 30, according to the Justice Department.
Violating EMTALA, state abortion bans: What’s at stake for physicians, hospitals
HHS aimed to add some clarity to the nation’s shifting abortion landscape in July when it issued guidance to hospitals underscoring that abortion is covered under a 36-year-old federal law requiring Medicare hospitals to provide all patients appropriat…
Lawsuit accuses Kaiser Permanente medical school of discrimination
The Pasadena, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine is facing accusations of racial discrimination for the second time since opening in summer 2020.
Ascension to pay $19.7M to settle wage suit
St. Louis-based Ascension Health and one of its hospitals in Florida have agreed to pay $19.7 million to thousands of workers to end wage disputes tied to a ransomware attack against Ultimate Kronos Group, a human resources and management company, that…
Former Alaska hospital executive accused of stealing $108K
A former executive at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska, was arrested Aug. 25 for allegedly stealing $108,000 from the medical facility, according to the Alaska Beacon.
Moderna sues Pfizer over COVID-19 vaccine patent
Moderna filed a lawsuit Aug. 26 accusing Pfizer-BioNTech of using Moderna’s patented mRNA technology for COVID-19 vaccines, according to court documents.
