Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is set to reject legislation that would allow advanced practice registered nurses to treat patients and write prescriptions without physician oversight, Wisconsin Public Radio reports.

The Homer G. Phillips Memorial Hospital opened in mid-January amid a lawsuit filed with the hopes of forcing the hospital to change names, radio station KMOX reported Jan. 26.

A California physician and Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach are facing a civil lawsuit from 73 former patients who allege they were sexual abused, NBC affiliate KNBC reported Jan. 25.

New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has agreed to pay $801,000 to resolve allegations that two radiology practices improperly billed federal healthcare programs for  images used in image-guided radiation therapy treatments. 

After pleading guilty to forging two FDA clearance letters, a former employee of a medical device company was sentenced to one year of prison, the Justice Department said Jan. 24. 

The former and current owners of a Philadelphia pharmacy agreed to pay more than $4.6 million to settle allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for nonexistent prescriptions. 

U.S. News & World Report is suing San Francisco's top attorney over subpoenas seeking documents and information relating to its rankings of hospitals, according to court documents accessed by Becker's.

Six months after a bomb threat was received at Georgetown (Ky.) Community Hospital, police have arrested a hospital security guard.

An appeals court partially revived a New York surgeon's office challenge of the No Surprises Act, Law360 reported Jan. 23. 

Law enforcement is investigating threats against at least one nurse at Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, according to The Lund Report.

Johnson & Johnson has tentatively agreed to settle a sweeping probe over its marketing of talcum-based baby powder for about $700 million, a company executive told The Wall Street Journal.

Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health filed a more than $7 million lawsuit against its own oncology provider group, ABC affiliate WSET reported Jan. 23.

A former lead emergency room nurse at Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center filed a whistleblower lawsuit Jan. 8, accusing the hospital of firing him after repeatedly raising concerns about workplace safety. 

The former president and CEO of Whittier, Calif-based Santa Maria's Children and Family Center was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for submitting fraudulent claims to the state's Medicaid program.

Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System has placed an employee on unpaid administrative leave and launched an internal investigation after learning of allegations against the employee from the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office.

An attorney who worked as a vice president and COO of an Illinois hospital pleaded guilty Jan. 22 to a federal fraud charge. 

Even 28 years after President Bill Clinton signed HIPAA into law, many of its rules have remained difficult for HIPAA-regulated entities, according to a Jan. 22 HIPAA Journal report.

The Florida Senate approved an $800 million legislative package meant to strengthen the state's healthcare workforce and advance access to care.

A trial has begun in a class-action lawsuit against Seattle Children's hospital from families who claim mold in the hospital made 14 young people sick and resulted in the death of seven patients, KING5 reported Jan. 22. 

The former president of New Jersey pharmacies was sentenced to three years of prison after pleading guilty to a three-year healthcare fraud scheme amounting to $32 million.