Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health and the Justice Department have reached an agreement to resolve allegations that the health system violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by refusing to allow a service animal into a medical office, according to the…
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Five states have passed healthcare noncompete bans, and seven states have introduced similar bills.
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's ruling that Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems was in compliance with licensing requirements when it sold Pottstown (Pa.) Hospital to Tower Health.
A Connecticut man pleaded guilty to his role in a $7.8 million durable medical equipment fraud and kickback scheme.
A federal court on Aug. 20 struck down the Federal Trade Commission's sweeping noncompete ban, claiming that it was "unreasonably overbroad" and that the FTC lacks authority to implement nationwide rules defining unfair methods of competition.
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A patient's family is bringing a lawsuit against Sacramento, Calif.-based Mercy San Juan Medical Center after a 31-year-old woman died and her body was put into cold storage without the family's knowledge, The Sacramento Bee reported Aug. 20.
A Texas federal judge has issued a nationwide injunction blocking the implementation of the Federal Trade Commission's noncompete ban, which would have invalidated tens of millions of existing noncompete agreements and prohibited employers from entering into or attempting to enforce…
The owners of a Newburgh, N.Y.-based medical practice agreed to pay $600,000 to settle allegations that they fraudulently billed for services rendered by nurse practitioners and physician assistants not enrolled with Medicare and Medicaid, without physician involvement.
From Steward Health Care filing a lawsuit against its landlord, to Humana settling drug fraud allegations, here are 12 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and developments that Becker's has reported since Aug. 9:
Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta lost a piece of a patient's skull and charged him for a synthetic replacement, according to a lawsuit filed Aug. 8.