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A judge upheld his order for Franciscan Health to keep its emergency room in Hammond, Ind., open for nine months despite the system arguing that doing so is unsafe. The health system is now appealing that decision. 

Physician-Led Healthcare for America said the expansion of a physician-owned hospital near the Texas-Mexico border is a "win" for patients.

The Justice Department sued drug distributor AmerisourceBergen, one of the largest in the nation, over allegedly failing to flag suspicious orders for opioids and other controlled substances, according to a Dec. 29 news release.

An East Baton Rouge, La.-based physician pleaded guilty to his role in a $1.3 million Medicare fraud scheme, The Advocate reported Dec. 28. 

Franciscan Health filed documents asking a judge to lift a preliminary injunction for continued emergency room operations in Hammond, Ind., for nine months, calling compliance with the order "impossible," The Times of Northwest Indiana reported Dec. 29.

The New York State Supreme Court, appellate division, ruled against Utica-based Mohawk Valley Health System's request to use eminent domain to procure a parcel of land as part of the construction of a medical office building, The Observer-Dispatch reported Dec.…

UC Medical Center in Cincinnati allegedly misplaced the remains of stillborn twins, FOX19 reported. 

A pharmacy worker in New Jersey pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the federal anti-kickback statute through a two-year, $2.4 million bribery scheme.

Just hours before the facility was set to close, a judge ordered Franciscan Health to keep the emergency room of its hospital in Hammond, Ind., open for nine months, The Times of Northwest Indiana reported Dec. 22. 

A New York physician has agreed to pay more than $2.1 million to settle allegations he submitted more than 1,000 false claims to Medicaid.