Michael Joyner, MD, a physician who was suspended by Mayo Clinic after publicly criticizing the National Institutes of Health, filed a lawsuit against the Rochester, Minn.-based system for allegedly violating his protected speech.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
The top 5 regulatory issues burdening medical groups
Medical group leaders overwhelmingly said their overall regulatory burden increased over the past 12 months, according to a Nov. 13 report from the Medical Group Management Association survey.
State officials to investigate failed VCU project
VCU Health’s abandoned downtown Richmond, Va., development project, which has left the health system on the hook for approximately $80 million, will be investigated by state officials, according to a Nov. 14 Richmond BizSense report.
Man who broke into children's hospital with gun sentenced to prison
A Colorado man who entered a children’s hospital with a handgun has been sentenced to 33 months in prison.
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…
