Former employees of the now defunct ShorePoint Health Venice (Fla.) have filed an amended lawsuit in Florida federal court against the hospital for allegedly violating the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. 

A pharmacy technician recently accused Sparrow Health of "excessive" recordkeeping and administration fees for the system's retirement plan, according to court documents filed Nov. 9. 

A Connecticut physician has agreed to pay more than $2.6 million to settle allegations he improperly billed Medicare, Medicaid and state of Connecticut comptroller healthcare programs. 

A 48-year-old woman was accused of assaulting two Penn Highlands DuBois workers after police said she became irritated while waiting to be picked up from the hospital. She pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on Nov. 8, Gant News reported. 

Five former employees of Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist University Hospital were indicted for their alleged role in the unlawful disclosure of patient information in violation of HIPAA, according to a Nov. 10 news release from the Justice Department.

The Federal Trade Commission announced Nov. 10 that it will expand its interpretation of a 1914 statute that could allow the agency to increase its intervention and legal challenges against what it deems anticompetitive corporate behavior. 

Houma, La.-based Terrebonne General Health System accused Thibodaux (La.) Regional Medical Center of operating two clinics outside of its district without permission, according to a Nov. 9 report from Houma Today.

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein encouraged federal courts to move forward with an antitrust lawsuit against Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, Law360 reported Nov. 8. 

CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs (Ark.) has settled allegations being investigated by the federal government that the hospital did not offer effective communications resources for deaf patients, HHS' Office for Civil Rights said Nov. 9.

A Minnesota mental health provider pleaded guilty to wire fraud for his role in a $1.4 million Medicaid fraud scheme.