Wisconsin Nursing Homes Feel Brunt of Nursing Shortage
A national shortage of trained nurses is causing nursing homes across Central Wisconsin to decrease the number of patients that they can take in.
White House Sets Sights on New Healthcare Cybersecurity Standards
New healthcare cybersecurity standards and guidance from the White House are on the horizon, Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology…
Healthcare Affiliates and Senior Managers to Pay $7.175M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Carter Healthcare LLC, an Oklahoma-based for-profit home health provider, its affiliates CHC Holdings and Carter-Florida (collectively Carter Healthcare), and their President Stanley Carter and Chief…
Home Health Company and Former Corporate Officers Agree to Pay $22.9M to Settle Federal False Claims Act
CHC Holdings, LLC d/b/a Carter Healthcare, an Oklahoma limited liability company that provides home healthcare through subsidiaries in multiple states, including Texas and Oklahoma, as…
Montana Nurse Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Opiates from Healthcare Facilities
A Montana nurse who admitted to stealing opiates while working at multiple healthcare facilities was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, to…
Sutter Health Agrees to Pay $13M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations of Improper Billing for Lab Tests
Sutter Health, a Sacramento-based healthcare services provider, and its affiliate Sutter Bay Hospitals, the successor to Sutter East Bay Hospitals dba Alta Bates Summit Medical…
Texas Healthcare Clinic and Home Health Owners Sentenced for Fraud
A federal jury convicted Francis Ekene, 71, Sugar Land, on all counts following a three-day trial, and US District Judge Sim Lake imposed a 120-month-term…
United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley Reaches Proposed Data Breach Settlement
United Health Centers (UHC) of the San Joaquin Valley reached a proposed class-action settlement agreement to resolve allegations surrounding an August 2021 data breach.
Nursing Home in South Dakota Permanently Closed Due to Severe Storm
A South Dakota nursing home that was severely damaged from the effects of the derecho that struck back in May has announced it is permanently…
Nonprofit Hospital Chain Confirms Ransomware Attack
The second largest nonprofit hospital chain in the United States has confirmed that it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. The cyberattack has caused…