Physicians in Alabama could be shielded from criminal or civil liability for performing in vitro fertilization procedures after the state’s legislature passed a bill Feb. 29, The Washington Post reported.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Surgeon arrested amid claims he threatened staff at Ascension hospital
A Michigan surgeon was arrested Feb. 27 and charged with one count of a false report or threat of terrorism, a felony punishable by up to 20 years. The charge is related to alleged threats to staff at Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital.
Owners of shuttered St. Louis nursing home fined $56K
The owners of St. Louis-based Northview Village nursing home, which closed without warning in December, have been fined $56,310, by CMS the St. Louis Dispatch reported Feb. 29.
New York system files lawsuit against state AG over hospital birthing center closure
Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners and its Troy, N.Y.-based Samaritan Hospital filed a lawsuit on Feb. 28 against New York state Attorney General Letitia James’s office seeking relief from the court regarding the office’s investigation into…
Lawsuit alleges Texas system hiring physicians as professors to dodge malpractice claims
What began as a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Texas urologist has evolved into a broader accusation, The Texas Tribune reported Feb. 23.
Trinity Health affiliates sue anesthesia provider over noncompetes
Two affiliate hospitals of Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health filed lawsuits Feb. 26 against North American Partners in Anesthesia, alleging the group’s noncompete clauses stifle competition and violate antitrust laws.
Biden issues order to protect Americans' personal data
President Joe Biden issued an executive order to protect Americans’ sensitive personal data — including health data — from countries of concern.
Another Oregon system sued over charity care
St. Charles Health System, a private nonprofit system in Bend, Ore., has been named in a lawsuit after allegedly denying charity care to eligible patients, according to The Lund Report.
Multiple hospital groups point to opioid crisis for financial struggles
Over 20 hospitals and affiliated companies have united in multidistrict litigation that suggests in a complaint that drug distributors, pharmacies and other entities have contributed to the opioid epidemic, which has negatively affected hospital financ…
Judge denies request to delay closure of HSHS hospitals
A Wisconsin judge denied an orthopedic practice’s request for a temporary injunction that sought to delay the closure of two Hospital Sisters Health System-owned hospitals in the state, according to court records.
