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Legal & Regulatory Issues

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving a nurse's pay and whether a defendant's pre-certified settlement offer to a plaintiff who may bring class action is legitimate, according to a Courthouse News Service report.

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A study has found a relationship between Massachusetts physicians' use of electronic medical records and a dip in malpractice claims, suggesting EMRs reduce rather than increase medical malpractice risk, according to a HealthDay News report.

The Supreme Court will review Albany, Ga.-based Phoebe Putney Health System's acquisition of Palmyra Park Hospital to determine whether state-granted antitrust immunity can trump Federal Trade Commission scrutiny, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.

The U.S. House of Representatives last week approved the final version of legislation to address drug shortages, according to a report from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

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