HCA Florida West Marion Hospital in Ocala has filed a lawsuit against Bloomington, Minn.-based Rasmussen University, alleging an 82-year-old patient’s death in 2023 was tied to unsupervised action taken by one of the school’s nursing students, Ocala-News.com reported Sept. 23.…
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A jury has awarded Reno, Nev.-based Saint Mary’s Health Network a $510 million verdict in a fraud case involving King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services. Six things to know: 1. A Washoe County, Nev., jury found Universal Health Services…
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health has settled with Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, resolving a collapsed $435 million deal for Yale to acquire three Connecticut hospitals, according to court documents obtained by Becker’s. Under the agreement, Yale New Haven will…
Megan Ryan, who was terminated as president and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, N.Y., filed a lawsuit Sept. 26 against the hospital’s parent company. Eight things to know: 1. Ms. Ryan is seeking a jury trial…
A California federal judge has ruled that nurses with doctorates do not have the right to call themselves doctors. Here is what to know: 1. The case concerns a California law that allows only physicians and surgeons to use the…
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From a federal judge tossing a Medicare Advantage audit rule to Florida hospitals challenging a proposed transplant rule, here are 10 lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker’s has reported since Sept. 17: 1. Patients at two Pennsylvania hospitals are…
Patients at two Pennsylvania hospitals are asking a federal judge to stop the Justice Department from obtaining years of medical records related to gender-affirming care. The Justice Department served subpoenas on the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of…
A 2023 lawsuit made public in September alleges that a hospital in Maywood, Ill., performed organ transplants on patients ineligible for such procedures to maximize Medicare revenue. The plaintiff, Patrek Chase, became executive director of Loyola University Medical Center’s solid…
A Washington urgent care clinic has agreed to pay $2.8 million to resolve allegations it fraudulently overbilled Medicare and Medicaid for diagnostic tests. What happened?
Following years of debate, Florida hospitals are opposing a proposed rule for transplant program approvals, arguing it could jeopardize patient safety and quality of care, NPR affiliate WUSF reported Sept. 23. On Aug. 19, the Florida Agency for Health Care…