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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, settlements and legal developments Becker's has reported since Nov. 7: -
Hospice owner convicted in $62M fraud scheme
The owner of a Louisiana hospice facility was convicted on all 23 counts against him for his role in a $62 million Medicare fraud scheme. -
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, according to a CHS filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. -
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 unaware he had taken a new job when the document was inked. -
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 unchecked. -
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 reasonable basis to demand the closure of Stone Academy." -
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. -
Man sentenced to life in prison after killing Dallas hospital workers
The man who fatally shot two workers at Methodist Dallas Medical Center last fall was sentenced to life in prison Nov. 9, according to The Dallas Morning News. -
Investigation into alleged improper billing at Providence still open a year later
An Oregon Department of Justice investigation into alleged improper billing by the state's largest hospital operator remains open more than a year later, according to a Nov. 9 The Lund Report article. -
Former Optum employee to pay $13M for role in fraud scheme
A former Optum employee will pay $13 million in restitution for his role in a multimillion dollar fraud scheme. -
Man killed by police outside North Carolina hospital
A North Carolina man was shot outside a hospital after telling staff members he planned to harm himself and was seen pocketing a gun, ABC affiliate WSOC reported Nov. 8. -
Nurse candidate sues BJC HealthCare over discrimination claims
A nurse accused St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare of delaying her start date and withdrawing a job offer because she is deaf, according to court documents filed in late October. -
Teen charged in assault of Illinois hospital workers
A teenager is facing charges after police said she hit three employees in Jacksonville (Ill.) Memorial Hospital on Nov. 7, according to a report from the Journal Courier. -
Hospital landlord group faces increasing pressure from lawyers, investors
Lawyers representing investors who may have lost significant money over the way a $375 million deal was presented by Medical Properties Trust are encouraging such investors to submit their losses, according to a Nov. 8 InvestorsObserver report. -
Senate committee advances bill that would delay DSH cuts, rein in PBM tactics
The Senate Finance Committee on Nov. 8 voted to advance a healthcare package that would eliminate two years of Medicaid disproportionate share hospital cuts and rein in what Chairman Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon called "shadowy tactics by pharmacy benefit managers." -
Man who murdered Detroit nurse sentenced to 35-60 years
A Michigan man who pleaded guilty to second degree murder of a nurse was sentenced to 35 to 60 years in prison, CBS News reported Nov. 7. -
New California law protects against surprise ambulance bills
A California law will go into effect Jan. 1 that will prevent surprise out-of-network bills for ground ambulance rides, KFF Health News reported Nov. 7. -
Court sides with health system, ruling HRSA's 340B patient definition is 'too narrow'
The Health Resources and Services Administration's definition of who qualifies as a patient under the 340B drug pricing program is too narrowly defined, a federal judge ruled Nov. 7.
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