Rural Utah Healthcare Provider Data Breach Affects over 100,000 Individuals
A rural Utah healthcare provider detected unusual activity on their network on November 7, 2022, and discovered that hackers might have accessed or stolen data…
Iowa Nursing Home Resident Tried to Suffocate Roommate with a Pillow
A Marion nursing home is facing potential sanctions after a resident of the home tried to suffocate her roommate with a pillow, according to state…
EEOC Releases Update to Covid-19 Technical Assistance
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a number of updates to its COVID-19 technical assistance, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the…
Texas Hospital Failed to Protect Employees after Security Guard Suffers Serious Assault by Patient
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that a Texas hospital exposed employees who worked with patients with behavioral health issues…
Healthcare Provider Failed to Provide Effective Communication for Patient’s Caregiver
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on May 10, 2023, that they had entered into a…
US DOL Finds California ALF Provider Intentionally Denied 16 Workers Overtime Pay
A federal investigation has recovered $211,064 in back wages and liquidated damages for 16 people employed by the owners and operators of three Bay Area…
Uintah Basin Healthcare Data Breach Affects over 100,000
A rural Utah healthcare provider is notifying more than one hundred thousand individuals of a hacking incident involving health information of individuals that received care…
Illinois Nursing Home Sued after Resident Fell, Allegedly Suffering Fatal Injuries
An Illinois nursing home is being sued after one of its residents died after the facility allegedly failed to recognize that she was at high…
CMS Issues Skilled Nursing Facility 5-Claim Probe-and-Educate Review Notice
On May 4, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Change Request (CR) 13164, effective June 5, 2023. The purpose of the CR…
Pennsylvania Woman Charged with Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Florentina Mayko, age 39, of Cambria County, Pennsylvania, was charged by criminal…