Legal & Regulatory Issues

The New York Supreme Court has held employees do not have to identify any specific law, regulation or rule allegedly violated by their employers in filing a retaliation claim under New York's whistle-blower statute, according to a National Law Review…

The Washington Supreme Court has handed down a major decision that creates challenges for hospital-defendants in medical malpractice cases.

Veterans Health Administration hospitals across the nation are under investigation after allegations surfaced of treatment delays resulting in patient deaths and leaders falsifying records.

The Florida Supreme Court has been tasked with deciding whether damages caps apply retroactively to a patient-plaintiff who suffered injuries before the caps were in place, according to a Jacksonville Business Journal report.

Minneapolis.-based Medtronic has agreed to pay the government $9.9 million to settle allegations the company paid physicians kickbacks to induce them to implant pacemakers and defibrillators manufactured and sold by Medtronic, according to the Department of Justice.

Ashland, Ky.-based King's Daughters Medical Center has agreed to pay the government $40.9 million to resolve allegations it made millions by performing medically unnecessary heart procedures on patients, according to the Department of Justice.

A federal magistrate judge has ordered sanctions against Daytona Beach, Fla.-based Halifax Health for destroying patient files that were to be produced as part of an ongoing legal battle, and threatened the medical center with additional sanctions for filing a…

Before the healthcare industry reaches the ideal of automated computer assisted coding, human coders are going to be instrumental in the transition to ICD-10. The problem? There is a national shortage of quality coders, according to Matthew Jenkins, senior vice…

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a request to review a case against Mercy Hospital Independence (Kan.) concerning whether Facebook posts accusing a supervisor of improper behavior are protected by law.

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against health insurer UnitedHealthcare alleging the company is acting in violation of the federal mental health parity law by improperly denying mental health and substance-abuse related claims, according to a Bloomberg report.