Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues

10 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements

From an Illinois system settling antitrust allegations to a judge lowering the damages in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s civil case made famous by a documentary, here are 10 lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker’s has reported since Jan…

Washington system fraudulently billed for 'medically unnecessary' spine surgeries, whistleblower suit alleges

The U.S and State of Washington filed a whistleblower suit against Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health for allegedly fraudulently billing federal healthcare programs for spine surgeries performed by Jason Dreyer, DO, at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane b…

Wisconsin governor set to veto APRN bill

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is set to reject legislation that would allow advanced practice registered nurses to treat patients and write prescriptions without physician oversight, Wisconsin Public Radio reports.

St. Louis hospital opens amid name controversy

The Homer G. Phillips Memorial Hospital opened in mid-January amid a lawsuit filed with the hopes of forcing the hospital to change names, radio station KMOX reported Jan. 26.

73 patients sue California physician, hospital for assault

A California physician and Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach are facing a civil lawsuit from 73 former patients who allege they were sexual abused, NBC affiliate KNBC reported Jan. 25.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital settles improper billing allegations

New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has agreed to pay $801,000 to resolve allegations that two radiology practices improperly billed federal healthcare programs for  images used in image-guided radiation therapy treatments. 

Medical devicemaker worker sentenced for forging FDA approvals

After pleading guilty to forging two FDA clearance letters, a former employee of a medical device company was sentenced to one year of prison, the Justice Department said Jan. 24. 

US News sues San Francisco over hospital rankings dispute

U.S. News & World Report is suing San Francisco’s top attorney over subpoenas seeking documents and information relating to its rankings of hospitals, according to court documents accessed by Becker’s.

Security guard suspected in Kentucky hospital bomb threat

Six months after a bomb threat was received at Georgetown (Ky.) Community Hospital, police have arrested a hospital security guard.

Surgeons' No Surprises Act lawsuit partially revived

An appeals court partially revived a New York surgeon’s office challenge of the No Surprises Act, Law360 reported Jan. 23.