IBM: Average Cost of a Healthcare Data Breach Increases to Almost $11 Million
The 2023 IBM Security Cost of a Data Breach Report shows the average data breach cost has increased to $4.45 million ($165 per record), with…
Iowa Nursing Home Cited for Failing to Give Residents Their Pain Medications
An Iowa nursing home was cited for repeatedly failing to give residents their narcotic pain medications. According to a report from the Iowa Department of…
Maine Healthcare Company to Pay $22,485,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Martin’s Point Health Care Inc. (Martin’s Point), headquartered in Portland, Maine, has agreed to pay $22,485,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims…
Texas AG Announces 49-Month Sentence and over $5M Restitution in Orthopedic Supplies Fraud Case
Kenric Wakeen Griffin, co-owner of New Horizons Durable Medical Equipment based in Frisco, TX, was sentenced to 49 months of federal incarceration to be followed…
EEOC Releases New Content on Human Trafficking
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on July 27, 2023, that it has added a new section on human trafficking to its Youth@Work…
Michigan Woman Arraigned on Charge of Embezzlement from a Vulnerable Adult
Last week, Laurie Laskovy, 61, of Decatur, was arraigned in the 8th District Court in Kalamazoo County before Judge Becket Jones on one count of…
Florida Patients among Victims of Spate of Data Hacking
A criminal group now being pursued by the FBI had access to Tampa General Hospital’s computer system for three weeks, but its attempt to encrypt…
Home Care Agency Sued by EEOC for Race and National Origin Discrimination
ACARE HHC Inc., doing business as Four Seasons Licensed Home Health Care Agency (“Four Seasons”), a Brooklyn-based company that provides its clients with home health…
Connecticut Nursing Home Conditions Raise Alarms as Inspections Lag
Serious violations in Connecticut’s nursing homes have increased over the last 18 months, while the state has failed to conduct routine inspections in nearly half…
Families of KY Nursing Home Patients Say Facility Has Gone without AC for Weeks
The families of patients at a Lexington nursing and rehabilitation center are pulling their loved ones out of the facility after the heat inside reached…