A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in the fatal July 2023 shooting at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Ore., The Oregonian reported.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Trump creates department of government efficiency: 5 details
President-Elect Donald Trump announced the development of a new governmental department with the goal of restructuring agencies, cutting waste and improving efficiencies, according to Reuters.
J&J sues government over 340B rebate plan
Johnson & Johnson is asking a federal judge to declare its 340B rebate plan legal and prevent HHS and the Health Resources and Services Administration from taking any enforcement action against its implementation.
State audit finds 'reasonable doubt' in ex-MetroHealth CEO bonus dispute
Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber’s office has issued a report finding insufficient evidence to justify a criminal referral of Akram Boutros, MD, former CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth, in a case involving allegations that he received unauthorized b…
Indiana system sues Humana over withheld reimbursements
Indianapolis-based Community Health Network is suing Humana for allegedly failing to reimburse it for 340B drugs provided to the payer’s members, the Indianapolis Business Journal reported Nov. 11.
Judge finds Missouri hospital board violated open meetings law
A judge has found the board for Memphis, Mo.-based Scotland County Hospital guilty of violating the state’s open meetings and records law, commonly referred to as the Sunshine Law, when it held two emergency closed meetings, the hospital confirmed in a…
Former Yale New Haven nurse re-indicted on drug tampering charges
A federal grand jury has re-indicted a former Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital nurse accused of tampering with medications meant to be dispensed to patients, according to a Nov. 9 report from the Republican-American.
Judge dismisses lawsuit over New York system CEO's firing: 8 notes
A New York City judge dismissed a lawsuit against the chair of One Brooklyn Health’s board of trustees, originally filed in December.
Texas sues another physician over gender-affirming care to minors
A third physician in Texas is facing legal action over a state law that restricts medical providers from providing gender transition-related care to minors.
Tenet CEO, other executives to be deposed in whistleblower suit
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s CEO and other executives are scheduled to be deposed in connection with a whistleblower lawsuit filed by two women who were contracted as housekeepers at Detroit’s Harper University Hospital and Hutzel Women’s Hospital, …
