A nearly 40-year old federal law requires Medicare hospitals to provide all patients experiencing a medical emergency a medical screening and stabilizing care. Whether that includes abortion has been at the center of several lawsuits in states with str…
Conrado Bárzaga, MD, former CEO of Palm Springs, Calif.-based Desert Healthcare District & Foundation, has filed a claim alleging wrongful termination, the Desert Sun reported April 18.
A federal judge in Colorado ruled against Aurora-based Children’s Hospital Colorado’s challenge of a new Defense Department rule it said would cost the hospital millions of dollars, Colorado Politics reported April 18.
HHS Inspector General Christi Grimm said her office has a “pressing need” for more funding to combat healthcare fraud, waste and abuse.
North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell has backed the Federal Trade Commission’s bid to block Novant Health’s proposed acquisition of two hospitals from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems.
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra told a Senate panel that rural health outcomes would improve if more states expanded Medicaid, The Hill reported April 16.
UnitedHealth Group on April 16 held its first earnings call since it reported the cyberattack of its Change Healthcare subsidiary. On the call, CEO Andrew Witty called Change an important acquisition for the company, adding “I think [it’s] important fo…
A federal lawsuit filed against Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health alleges the health system shared patient information with Facebook and Google, The Charlotte Observer reported April 15.
A former director at Doylestown (Pa.) Hospital on April 15 pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $600,000 from a hospital charity account, according to ABC affiliate WPVI.
A jury convicted a Baylor Scott & White anesthesiologist for injecting dangerous drugs into IV bags, causing one death and numerous injuries, the Justice Department said April 12.
