A former pharmacy technician at Chicago-based Lurie Children’s Hospital has filed a lawsuit accusing the hospital of firing her in retaliation for reporting unsafe medication compounding practices, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Nov. 26.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems’ planned $120 million sale of Commonwealth Health to a newly formed nonprofit organization has collapsed.
More information has come to light following the closure of two Amarillo, Texas-based Northwest Texas Healthcare System freestanding EDs in late November due to hospital contractor NES Health’s inability to pay employees.
A Maryland medical malpractice attorney known for his aggressive tactics faces up to 20 years in prison after a federal jury convicted him of attempting to extort $25 million from the University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore.
Federal efforts to prevent fraud in the ACA marketplace are yielding positive results, but new restrictions aimed at curbing fraud may complicate the 2024 open enrollment period, KFF Health News reported Nov. 25.