Iowa Care Facilities Fined for Failure to Administer CPR, Failure to Call 911
A pair of Iowa care facilities are facing sanctions for failing to provide medical assistance for their residents, two of whom died.
CDC: Ventilation Can Reduce Exposure to Respiratory Viruses in Indoor Spaces
Levels of respiratory disease continue to decline nationally from the peak around late December. But even as we move past winter, it is important to…
Laboratory Owner Pleads Guilty to $30M Medicare Fraud Scheme
A Florida man pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare by billing for over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits and genetic tests that…
DOL Recovers More Than $140k in Back Wages, Damages for 118 Home Healthcare Workers
Investigators with the US Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division determined that two Louisiana home healthcare companies, Twin City Home Care Services and…
CMS Announces Enhanced Barrier Precaution in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of MDROs
On March 20, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new guidance for nursing homes on the use of enhanced barrier precautions…
Arizona Attorney General Sues Assisted Living Facility, Asks Court to Take Control
Attorney General Kris Mayes asked the Maricopa County Superior Court to appoint a receiver to take control of Heritage Village Assisted Living, a Mesa elder…
Pennsylvania Doctor Charged with Numerous Felonies for Falsifying Records to Divert Fentanyl and Dilaudid
Attorney General Michelle Henry announced a Luzerne County doctor is charged with diverting fentanyl and Dilaudid by falsifying records and reports while working as an…
OCR Issues Updated Guidance on the Use of Online Tracking Technologies and HIPAA
On March 18, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued updated guidance on the “Use of…
Woman Indicted for Falsifying Records and Diverting Drugs at New York Nursing Home
State Police out of Lyons reported the arrest on March 15, 2024, at 10:07 a.m. of a Superior Court Warrant/Wayne County Grand Jury Indictment of…
Nurse Criminally Charged in Death of Iowa Nursing Home Resident
A nurse who allegedly failed to suction the airway of a US Army veteran in an Iowa nursing home has been criminally charged in the…