Texas Podiatrist Pays $90,000 to Settle False Billing Allegations
A 39-year-old Cypress man has agreed to pay to resolve allegations he submitted false claims for the placement of electro-acupuncture devices, announced US Attorney Alamdar…
Data Breach Affects Almost 270,000 Patients of Louisiana Health System
A Louisiana health system is sending out notices of a data breach affecting almost 270,000 people after hackers gained access to their system. The health…
Nursing Home Resident Arrested, Charged with Assaulting Another Resident
A resident at a nursing home in South Boston has been charged with aggravated sexual assault of another resident at the nursing home.
SC DHEC Removes Residents from 4 Assisted-Living Facilities Deemed a Safety Threat
The SC Department of Health and Environmental Control issued emergency suspension orders against four South Carolina assisted-living facilities after conditions at the facilities were deemed…
AARP Urges US Nursing Home Authority to Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations, Boosters
AARP’s latest Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard found that fewer than half of nursing home residents across the country (45 percent) and fewer than 1 in…
Many Nursing Homes Suffered Burst Pipes and Flooding Due to Extreme Cold
The recent spate of extremely cold weather caused many nursing homes to suffer burst pipes and flooding, leading to the evacuation of residents. In Maryland,…
HHS Issues New Strengthened Conscience and Religious Nondiscrimination Proposed Rule
December 29, 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), entitled…
New York Governor Signs Legislative Package to Crack Down on Pandemic Fraud
December 28, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a legislative package to crack down on pandemic fraud. By increasing rewards for reporting fraud and increasing penalties…
One Dead, Two Injured in Senior Living Facility Fire in Tennessee
One person died and two others were injured after a fire tore through a senior living facility in Hickory Hill late Thursday night.
Two Elderly Nursing Home Residents Die after Being Found Outside in Bitter Cold
Police were called to a Michigan assisted living facility after a snowplow driver clearing the parking lot saw an 82-year-old woman curled up on the…