Colorado is among the most recent states debating the rights of certified nurse anesthetists to administer anesthesia without a physician's supervision, according to a New York Times report.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Marietta, Ga.-based WellStar Health System has lost its latest appeal against Atlanta-based Northside Hospital in a bid to stall the hospital's plans to relocate and replace a facility, according to a Cherokee Tribune report.
Gabriel Teninbaum, JD, an associate professor of legal writing at Suffolk University Law School, has spoken out against a recent medical malpractice program adopted by seven Massachusetts hospitals, according to a WBUR report.
Robert Aquino, the former CEO of Parkway Hospital in Queens, N.Y., has been sentenced to four months in prison for bribing a former state senator, according to a New York Daily News report.
An amendment has been added to an Iowa spending bill that would allow ophthalmologist Lee Birchansky, MD, ABES, to operate a surgery center in Cedar Rapids, according to a Des Moines Register report.
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A federal district court judge on Friday denied an emergency request from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace for a court order to halt a National Labor Relations Board ruling that reforms union elections,…
The American Hospital Association filed a friend-of-the-court letter in an ongoing case pitting Medicare beneficiaries against HHS regarding hospitals' use of observation stays.
Debt collection agency Accretive Health has filed a motion with a U.S. judge to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson, which accuses the company of violating patient privacy laws, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
The following hospital lawsuits were reported within the past month, beginning with the most recent.
The National Labor Relations Board released a memo discussing how regional offices will implement new representation case procedures, which go into effect today.