Kentucky is the first and only state to decriminalize medical errors. Kelly Jenkins, MSN, RN, executive director of the Kentucky Board of Nursing, told Becker’s the law will provide more psychological safety to nurses.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Greenwich hospital to pay $17M in stillborn malpractice suit
A jury found Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital negligent in its treatment of a pregnant woman, resulting in a stillbirth. The hospital was ordered to pay $17 million, CTPost reported Aug. 12.
10 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From a Tennessee health system facing a federal lawsuit over alleged Stark Law violations, to a trial date set in a health system naming rights dispute, here are 10 lawsuits, settlements and legal developments involving hospitals and health systems tha…
CommonSpirit hospital misplaced woman's body, family alleges
The family of a woman who died at a California hospital is suing the hospital and its parent organization, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, alleging the hospital misplaced the 31-year-old woman’s body, the Chicago Tribune reported Aug. 8.
Philadelphia hospital hit with $45M malpractice verdict
A jury has awarded a $45 million verdict to a teenager who was left with significant brain damage after aspirating food following his discharge from Temple University Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to the neck, The Philadelphia Inquirer repo…
Boston council approves public health emergency resolution for Steward hospital closure
The Boston City Council voted Aug. 7 to approve a resolution calling on the city’s Public Health Commission to declare a public health emergency due to the planned Aug. 31 closure of Dallas-based Steward Health Care’s Carney Hospital.
Johns Hopkins All Children's appeals $208M verdict in 'Netflix' case
St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital has filed an appeal in a case made famous by a Netflix documentary, arguing that it wasn’t allowed a fair trial, Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported Aug. 3.
DOJ will offer rewards to whistleblowers exposing healthcare fraud
The Justice Department is starting a pilot program to reward whistleblowers who expose healthcare fraud schemes involving private insurance plans.
Patient stabs Philadelphia hospital staff: Police
Several staff members at Temple University Hospital-Episcopal Campus in Philadelphia were injured — including a specialist who was stabbed with a needle — in a struggle with a patient, CBS News Philadelphia reported Aug. 1.
Hospital organ coordinator convicted for illegally accessing Justice Ginsburg's health records
A former organ transplant coordinator, who would evaluate patients near death across 48 hospitals, has been convicted for illegally accessing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s medical records, The Washington Post reported July 31.
