Increasingly Common, Healthcare Cyberattacks Now Even Target Patients with Ransom
McLaren Health Care said it shut down the computer network at its 14 Michigan hospitals last week “out of an abundance of caution” after its…
Shooting Critically Injures Patient at Mississippi Hospital; Shooting Suspect Dead, Police Say
Capitol Police said they were investigating an attempted murder-suicide incident at Baptist Medical Center around 2 a.m. Tuesday.
SNF Operators to Pay $150K to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
A skilled nursing facility (SNF) company has agreed to pay $150,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by…
Kentucky Nurse Allegedly Stole Pain Medicine from Nursing Home
A Kentucky nurse is facing several charges after police say she stole morphine from a nursing home. According to her arrest citation, police were called…
Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty to Charge Stemming from Medicaid Fraud Scheme
Dennis Tomczak, 73, of Somers, has pleaded guilty in federal court to a false statement offense stemming from his role in a Medicaid fraud scheme.…
Georgia Nursing Home Owner Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Obstruct IRS
A Georgia man pleaded guilty August 31, 2023, to seeking to obstruct the IRS in its efforts to collect employment taxes and related penalties. According…
Iowa Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Controlled Substances from Hospital Employer
A Sioux City, Iowa nurse who stole fentanyl, morphine, hydromorphone, and hydrocodone from her employer, pled guilty on August 30, 2023, in federal court in…
New Mexico Nursing Home Staff Protests Working Conditions
Staff at Taos Healthcare, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center, went on a one-day strike Tuesday to protest working conditions in the 100-bed facility.
Massachusetts Man Charged with Price Gouging N95 Masks in Early Months of COVID-19 Pandemic
A Norfolk, Mass. man has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to price gouge hospitals for scarce N95 filtering facepiece respirators…
As COVID-19 Cases Slowly Rise Again, 1 in 4 Nursing Homes in NJ Report an Outbreak
As COVID-19 cases slowly rise in New Jersey and across the country, about one in four nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the state…