Explosion in Breach of Healthcare Data
Health data breaches reported to HHS’s Office for Civil Rights have soared in 2023, on pace to double last year’s total, according to a POLITICO…
How Should We Address Warehousing Persons with Serious Mental Illness in Nursing Homes?
The proportion of nursing home residents with a serious mental illness (SMI) has risen dramatically over the last 2 decades. In 2019, 1 in 5…
Kentucky Company Agrees to Pay $200K to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Billing for Respiratory Devices
Oxygen Plus, Inc., a provider of durable medical equipment based in Floyd County, Kentucky, has agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve allegations that it violated…
Ohio AG Announces Data Breach Settlement with Healthcare Clearinghouse
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 32 of his counterparts announced that a settlement has been reached with Inmediata over the three-year exposure of the…
Smoke Inside Washington Nursing Home Causes Evacuation
According to Yakima Fire Department, Fire Chief, Aaron Markham, smoke inside the Summitview Rehab and Health Center caused evacuations.
Three Injured, Including Firefighter, after Fire at Chicago Nursing Home
A fire broke out at a nursing home in West Rogers Park, sending two people to the hospital. The fire was contained to a kitchen…
No Threat Found after Bomb Threat Made to Missouri Nursing Home
The Jefferson City Police Department is still investigating after a report of a bomb threat at a nursing home Monday morning. Lt. David Williams said…
Iowa Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Pain Medication from at Least 50 New Mothers at Hospital
An Iowa nurse who stole pain medication from at least 50 new mothers at a Waterloo hospital pled guilty in federal court in Cedar Rapids.…
Federal Judge Orders Healthcare Companion Company to Pay 34 Workers $95K in Wages, Damages
On Oct. 13, 2023, Judge Mark A. Goldsmith entered an agreed consent order and judgment requiring Great Lakes Care Companions Inc., and its owner, Juan…
Nursing Home Worker Charged in “Ghost Employee” Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury in Chicago returned an indictment charging a former nursing home employee with seven counts of wire fraud. According to court documents,…