Home Healthcare Company to Pay More Than $3.8M in Back Wages, Damages
The US Department of Labor (DOL) announced on January 10, 2023, that it had obtained a consent judgment ordering a Pennsylvania home healthcare agency to…
92-Year-Old Woman Found Dead Outside Ohio Nursing Home
A 92-year-old woman, who lived in a memory care unit, was found dead outside her Ohio nursing home Saturday morning.
Illinois Nursing Home Sued over Resident’s Alleged COVID-19 Death
A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against an Illinois nursing home after a resident allegedly died from COVID-19 in January 2021.
Ohio Nurse Accused of Stealing Painkillers from Nursing Home Patients
A grand jury has handed up an indictment accusing an East Liverpool nurse of stealing pain killers from two residents of a Boardman nursing home.
Doctor Pays $1,850,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations of Unnecessary Treatment
A Georgia doctor and her practice group have agreed to pay approximately $1,850,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by, among…
MN Healthcare Provider to Pay $180,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
North Memorial Health, a healthcare provider that operates two hospitals and 26 specialty and primary care clinics, urgent and emergency care facilities, and medical transportation…
Healthcare Organizations Failing to Assess and Mitigate Supply Chain Risks
Healthcare organizations can put a host of cybersecurity measures in place to secure their networks and prevent direct attacks by malicious actors, but significant challenges…
Iowa Hospital Discovers Nurse Practitioner Sexually Assaulted Nine Female Patients
A certified nurse practitioner in Ottumwa sexually assaulted at least nine female patients at the Ottumwa Regional Health Center, investigators discovered after the worker’s death…
Massachusetts Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Patient’s Liquid Morphine
A registered nurse was sentenced in federal court in Worcester for tampering with morphine prescribed to a nursing home resident in her care. Gwen Rider,…
Nurse’s Aide Accused of Sexually Abusing Nursing Home Residents
Three residents of the Brentwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center were sexually abused by a nurse’s aide who was allowed to work despite not being certified,…