A Colorado man who entered a children’s hospital with a handgun has been sentenced to 33 months in prison.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
2 physicians accused of trying to share patient records with Russia face retrial
Two Maryland physicians accused of attempting to help Russia by sharing patient medical records are set for retrial Nov. 27, CBS News reported Nov. 13.
Teen from Netflix documentary files criminal complaint in Johns Hopkins hospital case
The teen whose family won a $261 million verdict against St. Petersburg, Fla-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital has filed a criminal complaint alleging sexual abuse while at the hospital, the Daily Mail reported.
6 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From a jury awarding $261 million to a family that sued a Johns Hopkins hospital in a case made famous by a Netflix documentary, to Rady Children’s facing a lawsuit alleging it secretly recorded a patient and her family, here are six hospital lawsuits,…
Tower Health appeals Pottstown Hospital purchase ruling
West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health purchased Pottstown (Pa.) Hospital in 2017 from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems but remains in dispute with the original owner over the alleged condition of the facility at the time of the sale, accor…
Iowa hospital settles with former CEO for $800K, alleges lack of transparency
Anthony Coleman, DHA, recently resigned from his role as CEO of Des Moines, Iowa-based Broadlawns Medical Center. He had already accepted another position before signing an $800,000 settlement agreement with Broadlawns — but the hospital says it was un…
Health systems sue over 340B policy reversal
A group of health systems from across the country is seeking to block the Health Resources and Services Administration from reinstating a registration policy for offsite clinics of 340B-eligible hospitals they allege will cost billions if left unchecke…
Ex-owner of shuttered nursing school says state lacked 'reasonable basis' for shutdown
Mark Scheinberg, a past owner of for-profit Stone Academy, the shuttered Connecticut nursing school — and one of the defendants in a current lawsuit against it — responded to a complaint arguing that despite findings of noncompliance, the state had “no…
Trustee floored by attorneys fees in Mercy Iowa City sale
Attorneys fees totaling almost $1 million, which will be borne by the bankrupt hospital, “shock the conscience” in the sale of Mercy Iowa City hospital, a bankruptcy trustee said, according to a Nov. 9 report from The Gazette.
Prospect Medical faces scrutiny over lack of funding to Rhode Island hospitals
Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings has been issued immediate compliance orders for two hospitals it owns and operates in Rhode Island as vendors remain unpaid and patient surgeries are subsequently canceled.
