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Child's life support removed, resulting in death while still conscious, lawsuit claims
A family is suing Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare after their 8-year-old son was taken off life support measures while he was still conscious, wdrb.com reported July 23. -
Security guard killed in shooting at Oregon hospital; suspect dead
Police say a suspect is dead after a shooting July 22 at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Ore., that left a hospital security guard dead and another employee injured. -
Physician's assistant accused of healthcare fraud
A Fort Worth, Texas-based physician's assistant has been charged with 11 counts of healthcare fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, according to a July 19 news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas. -
Florida appeals judge rules on decision on children in nursing homes
Days after U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks ruled that Florida must put a stop to housing children with complex medical needs in nursing homes, the state has launched an appeal, WLRN reported July 19. -
Adult care home owner gets 21 years in patient's death
A nursing home owner was sentenced to 21 years in prison for the homicide of a patient. -
Missouri, Texas physicians to pay settlement over alleged lab kickback scheme
Two physicians and a medical practice agreed to pay a total of $545,610 to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving kickbacks for labaratory referrals, the U.S. Department of Justice said July 20. -
Tennessee court allows liability cases against 2 hospitals to proceed past statute of limitations
The Tennessee Supreme Court on July 20 made two rulings saying vicarious liability claims against hospitals can proceed when statute of limitations barred claims against agents. -
Nurse practitioner abused dozens of patients: FBI
The FBI arrested a California nurse practitioner suspected of abusing more than a dozen boys and men since 1986, The Sacramento Bee reported July 19. -
Former nursing school owner sentenced to 21 months for role in degree scheme
Johanah Napoleon, the former president and owner of the Palm Beach School of Nursing in Florida, must serve 21 months in prison and must also pay $3.5 million as part of her sentencing for the role she played in a fraudulent nursing degree scheme, the Miami Herald reported July 19. -
Mount Sinai EMT stabbed by patient in ambulance: Police
A Mount Sinai EMT was stabbed inside an ambulance July 19 while taking a patient to Mount Sinai West, CBS News reported. -
Missouri hospital sues state over trauma center designation
Kirksville, Mo.-based Northeast Regional Medical Center is suing the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services after the department stripped the hospital of its level three trauma center designation, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported July 19. -
Jury rules J&J must pay nearly $19M to cancer patient
A California jury has determined that pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson must pay $18.8 million to a patient who blamed the company's talcum baby powder for causing mesothelioma, the Los Angeles Times reported July 18. -
2 men plead guilty to $67M Medicare fraud
A call center owner and employee pleaded guilty to their roles in a $67 million Medicare fraud scheme. -
12 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements
From HCA facing a lawsuit for a data theft incident that affected 171 hospitals and health systems, to Johnson & Johnson suing four physicians over published research, here are 12 healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements Becker's has reported since July 10. -
Lawsuit alleges NYC Health + Hospitals harvested patient's organs without consent
The family of a woman with dementia who was killed by a train is suing NYC Health + Hospitals, alleging the health system donated her organs to LiveOnNY without consent, ABC7 reported July 18. -
Judge orders Florida to stop putting children with complex medical needs in nursing homes
U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks issued a ruling putting an end to a longstanding issue in Florida where Medicaid-reliant children with complex health needs requiring constant care are placed in nursing homes, the Miami Herald reported July 18. -
2nd patient sues Kansas Ascension hospital
A second patient filed a lawsuit against Wichita, Kan.-based Ascension Via Christi St. Francis for negligence after she was allegedly raped by a man who sneaked into the hospital, ABC affiliate KAKE reported July 17. -
Maryland mental health clinic owner pleads guilty to $3.3M Medicaid fraud
A Maryland mental health clinic owner pleaded guilty to a scheme to defraud Medicaid by paying Medicaid recipients to visit her clinic. -
Former Harvard morgue worker likened himself to 'Grim Reaper,' new lawsuit claims
Boston-based Harvard Medical School is now facing at least three lawsuits related to allegations that a former employee at the school's morgue stole and sold human remains from bodies donated for medical research, the Boston Herald reported July 15. -
Tennessee hospitals ramp up security after fatal shooting
Hospitals are adopting additional security measures after the shooting and death of an orthopedic surgeon at Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics in Collierville, Tenn., the Commercial Appeal reported July 16.
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