The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) will increase the volume of mental health patients, which could increase liability risks. Providers can be held accountable for acts of violence by a patient.
A hospital has been ordered to divest itself of a physician group practice it acquired. The federal district court judge says the practice acquisition violated antitrust laws.
After complaining of a fever and inability to put weight on her right leg, an 11-year-old female was taken to the emergency department of a local hospital. The child had an internal infection that was quickly spreading.
Due to injuries suffered from a car accident, hospital staff inserted a tracheostomy tube to aid the breathing of a 17-year-old male. While still in the hospital one month after the tracheostomy, hospital staff removed the tracheostomy (trach) tube in anticipation of the patient's transfer to a rehabilitation hospital.
Changing marijuana laws are raising questions about hospital policies on drug use.
