For the past several weekends, a sewing machine has been on Julie Andrews’ kitchen table. The Cohen & Malad attorney broke out her old friend, dusted it off and gave the machine a whirl after deciding to sew protective face masks for those on the front lines of tackling the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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The doctor’s license was revoked by the Indiana Medical Licensing Board following an eight-hour hearing in which it considered allegations that he facilitated an unlawful abortion, engaged in sexual contact with patients and improperly prescribed controlled substances.
The Indiana Attorney General’s Office said its investigation uncovered allegations that the chiropractor engaged in sex with adult patients, sent a sexually explicit message to a 17-year-old patient and violated medical privacy standards.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is asking the state pharmacy board to suspend the controlled substance registration for Dr. Patrick Sheets of Rensselaer.
The northeast Indiana practice alleges the doctor violated the terms of his employment agreement by providing services at a competing facility shortly after resigning from the practice.
Legislators voted to advance five health care-related bills, including measures banning non-compete agreements for physicians and placing limits on prior authorization.
A Hamilton County jury has awarded a Carmel physician $2.05 million after finding that Ascension St. Vincent Medical Group had improperly fired him.
An Indianapolis doctor is suing the parent of Franciscan Health, claiming the hospital system put him out of business by directing patients away from his practice, terminating his office lease and failing to meet its financial obligations on two joint medical ventures.
Indiana University Health said Thursday it will eliminate noncompete clauses for primary-care physicians, effective Dec. 15.
Community Health Network has agreed to pay the United States government $345 million to settle allegations that it engaged in a yearslong scheme to recruit physicians and pay them huge salaries and bonuses in return for “downstream referrals.”
An amendment to the child abuse reporting statute represents a policy determination that a provider who hasn’t acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct doesn’t retain immunity from a medical malpractice action for causing a report of child abuse.
An Allen Superior Court judge has granted a doctor’s motion for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit involving a physician noncompete agreement, although the ruling declined to apply the state’s new statute barring physician noncompetes.
Attorney General Todd Rokita has filed a lawsuit against Indiana University Health, alleging it failed to report, review and enforce privacy standards in connection with Dr. Caitlin Bernard talking publicly about an abortion she performed on a 10-year-old.
Indianapolis OB-GYN Dr. Caitlin Bernard won’t appeal the Indiana Medical Licensing Board’s determination that she violated patient privacy laws by talking publicly about an abortion she performed on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio.
Florida and Georgia are two of many states contending with how much independence to give nurse practitioners and other medical professionals. It’s a question that has become emotional for medical providers and time-consuming for many state and federal groups.
A temporary restraining order has been granted in one of the first lawsuits following Indiana’s new statute on physician noncompete agreements.
A new law went into effect in Indiana last month that eliminates the use of noncompete agreements in physicians’ contracts. However, the legislation has raised many questions for attorneys and clients on both sides of the issue.
A woman’s allegations that her doctor committed sexual misconduct against her did not fall under the Medical Malpractice Act, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed in allowing the case to proceed without going before a medical review panel.
In what is possibly the first lawsuit filed following the enactment of Indiana’s new statute restricting physician noncompetes, an Allen County doctor is suing his former employer to stop the enforcement of a noncompete clause.
The Department of Justice’s refusal to allow Ascension Medical Group to depose a Drug Enforcement Agency agent and a federal prosecutor in state court was reasonable and in line with federal regulations, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Thursday.
The legal team for Dr. Caitlin Bernard says it is exploring all options, including legal options, after the Indiana Medical Licensing Board found she violated patient privacy laws by talking publicly about an abortion she performed on a 10-year-old from Ohio.