A Suffolk Superior Court judge has dismissed families’ lawsuits against Boston-based Harvard Medical School related to its morgue scandal involving the theft of human remains from bodies donated for medical research, multiple media outlets reported.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Washington state lawmakers mull new hospital merger requirement
The Washington State Senate has passed Senate Bill 5241, known as the Keep Our Care Act, which would add care access rules for hospital mergers.
12 recent health system lawsuits, settlements
From an orthopedic practice suing to keep to Wisconsin hospitals opened past their planned closure date to a judge upholding $183M malpractice verdict against Penn Medicine, here are 12 lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker’s has reported…
Ex-California hospital CEO pleads no contest in corruption case
A former California hospital CEO has pleaded no contest to charges related to his time at Healthcare Conglomerate Associates, a hospital management firm based in Tulare, Calif.
Sutter hospital employee stabbed, man charged
A 53-year-old man has been charged in connection with the stabbing of an employee at Sutter Health’s Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame, Calif., San Mateo County prosecutors said in a Feb. 9 media statement shared with Becker’s.
Alleged Medicare catheter billing scam could cost $2B
An alleged fraud scheme uncovered by the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations could be costing Medicare $2 billion, The Washington Post reported Feb. 9.
Henry Ford Health gets initial approval for $5M retirement plan settlement
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has secured preliminary approval from District Judge Sean Cox of Eastern District of Michigan to contribute $5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by employees who alleged their retirement plans were too costly comp…
Robot devicemaker sued over patient death
A lawsuit filed in Florida accuses Intuitive Surgical, a medical device company, of knowingly selling a surgical robot with known insulation issues that burned a woman’s small intestine during an operation, NBC News reported.
Orthopedic group sues to keep Wisconsin hospitals open
A Wisconsin orthopedic practice is suing to keep two Hospital Sisters Health System-owned hospitals open at least three months past their planned closure date.
4 health systems settling improper billing allegations
Becker’s has reported on four health systems that have agreed to settle improper billing allegations since Jan. 5:
