Medford, Ore. police on Jan. 3 confirmed they are investigating medication theft and concerns of adverse patient care at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center — a day after local news outlets reported on allegations from sources at the hospital who say …
Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners has received a cease-and-desist letter from the state Department of Health ordering against shutting down beds or services at its Troy, N.Y.-based Samaritan Hospital’s Burdett Birth Center, a spokesperson …
The judge overseeing the Johns Hopkins All Children’s civil case made famous by a Netflix documentary determined there was no juror misconduct during the eight-week trial, Fox 13 reported Jan. 3.
A judge will soon rule on Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital’s Chapter 9 bankruptcy eligibility, the Hollister Free Lance reported Jan. 3.
Dogwood Health Trust is searching for a new independent monitor to oversee HCA Healthcare’s compliance with its 2019 asset purchase agreement to acquire Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health.
On Jan. 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit issued a ruling stating that Texas hospitals and physicians are not obligated to perform emergency abortions under a decades-old federal law requiring hospitals to provide all patients appropriat…
A Penn Medicine hospital was briefly placed in “immediate jeopardy” by state officials following the November death of a patient at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania-Cedar Avenue, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Jan. 1.
From a Maryland physician acquitted in an alleged $15 million fraud scheme to an Iowa pharmacy filing a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group, here are 10 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker’s has reported since …
A Maryland physician was acquitted of a more than $15 million fraud scheme conviction after the court determined prosecution did not provide enough evidence that “ambiguous” CPT codes were being abused, law firm Husch Blackwell reported on JD Supra Dec…
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed House Bill 68 — the “Saving Ohio Adolescents from Experimentation” and “Save Women’s Sports” acts — which would have limited minors from receiving gender-affirming care, along with mandating colleges establish single-se…
