Legal News

Stories about physicians and other healthcare professionals involved in lawsuits—as either a plaintiff or a defendantor accused of breaking the law. Various legal updates or unusual stories in the news may land here.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity Act brought to House by bipartisan cosponsors

Initially proposed in 2022, the law was reintroduced to the Senate in July. Now it's being backed by members of the House.

 

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Lawyer: Court decision over website trackers has ‘zero impact on patient privacy’

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has opted not to appeal a federal court decision that partially repealed the agency’s ban on website trackers.

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Planned Parenthood sues Missouri over Medicaid defunding

Despite abortions being effectively banned in the state, a law that passed in May banned Medicaid funds from going to any organization that provides abortions in any state.

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Maryland hospital settles ransomware lawsuit for $2.25M

Atlanta General Hospital does not admit wrongdoing. However, it has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by victims of a January 2023 data breach.

Hospital hacker extradited to U.S., facing charges for extortion and fraud

Deniss Zolotarjovs, 33, of Moscow, is allegedly a member of Karakurt, responsible for multiple U.S. hospital breaches, which included data being sold on the dark web.

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Man stole brother’s ID to defraud Medicare of $56K

Christopher J. Spencer, 46, has been sentenced to six months in jail and fined for using his brother's ID and forging his signature to bill Medicare for personal care services.

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Federal court strikes down FTC ban on noncompete contracts

On Tuesday, a federal court in Texas ruled the Federal Trade Commission overstepped its statutory authority in issuing the ban. It’s been officially halted, pending appeal.

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Woman says hospital lost her missing daughter’s body for a year

Gina Congi was told her daughter was discharged from Mercy San Juan Medical Center. A year later, Jessie Peterson’s body was found in cold storage, a pending lawsuit claims.

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When drugs are on the FDA’s shortage list, outsourcing facilities can produce their own compounded versions. When the FDA removed tirzepatide from that list with no warning, it created a considerable amount of chaos both behind the scenes and in pharmacies all over the country. 

If passed, this bill would help clinician-led clinical registries explore Medicare data for research purposes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology both shared public support for the bipartisan legislation. 

Cardiologists and other physicians may soon need to provide much more information when ordering remote patient monitoring for Medicare patients.

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