Tennessee Nurse Arrested, Accused of Improperly Prescribing Medications
Special agents assigned to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division, with the assistant of the US Department of Health and Human Services…
HHS OCR Issues Resources about Telehealth and the Privacy and Security of PHI
Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued two resource documents to help explain to…
NY AG Secures $350K from Home Healthcare Company for Failing to Protect Patient and Employee Data
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured $350,000 from a Long Island-based home healthcare company, Personal Touch Holding Corporation (Personal Touch), for failing to protect…
Hospitalist Companies Agree to Pay Nearly $4.4 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
IPC Hospitalists of Michigan, Inc., Inpatient Consultants of Michigan, P.C., IPC Healthcare f/k/a IPC The Hospitalist Company, and Team Health Holdings, Inc. (defendants) have agreed…
Man Committed Suicide with Gun He Sneaked into Pennsylvania VA Hospital
A Jefferson Hills man sneaked a gun last week into a Pittsburgh-area Veterans Affairs hospital and used the weapon to kill himself, county officials have…
Home Healthcare Company to Pay 34 Workers $95K in Wages and Damages
On Oct. 13, 2023, Judge Mark A. Goldsmith entered an agreed consent order and judgment requiring a home healthcare company and its owner to pay…
Exagen Inc. Agrees to Pay $653,143 to Resolve Allegations of Kickback Violations
A California-based life sciences company that makes diagnostic tests for the treatment of autoimmune conditions, Exagen Inc., has agreed to pay $653,143 to resolve allegations…
Timely Physician, Skilled Clinician Visits Reduce Rehospitalization Risk in Older Adults in Nursing Homes
Hospital readmissions have emerged as a pressing concern within the realm of post-acute care in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Not only do readmissions impact the…
HHS Stresses Importance of Having an Effective Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has published a threat brief that highlights the importance of developing an effective cybersecurity incident response plan.
Victim Count Doubles in Heart Institute Data Theft Hack
The number of people affected by a Tennessee cardiac care clinic hack has more than doubled to 411,000 since the healthcare group first reported the…