Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues

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. 

Oregon hospital cleared of immediate jeopardy, investigation ongoing

CMS told Salem-based Oregon State Hospital leaders that the hospital is no longer in immediate jeopardy, Fox12 Oregon reported July 31.

Oregon hospital cleared of immediate jeopardy, investigation ongoing

CMS told Salem-based Oregon State Hospital leaders that the hospital is no longer in immediate jeopardy, Fox12 Oregon reported July 31.