US Attorney’s Office Warns SNFs Not to Refuse Treatment to People with Opioid Use Disorder
As part of its response to the opioid crisis, United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins sent a letter to all skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts…
Biogen Inc. Agrees to Pay $900 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Pharmaceutical company Biogen Inc., based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $900 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by…
Former CEO of Health Clinic Convicted of Medicaid Fraud
A federal jury convicted a former CEO of a health clinic for defrauding the Louisiana Medicaid Program over several years. According to court documents and…
Analysis Finds DNR Practices Incorrectly Followed in over 100 Georgia Nursing Homes
An Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) analysis identified more than 100 Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) investigations where do-not-resuscitate (DNR) paperwork or practices were not properly…
Connecticut Nurse Sentenced to Prison for Tampering with Fentanyl Vials
Bryan Wilson, 40, of Madison, was sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for tampering with fentanyl vials at…
Kansas Nursing Homes Are Closing Because They Can’t Find Enough Workers
Kansas finds itself in a budding nursing home crisis as a lack of workers and money troubles forced dozens of nursing homes and assisted living…
Charges Dropped against 3 Nurses Accused in Florida Nursing Home Deaths after Hurricane Irma
Prosecutors dropped manslaughter charges Thursday against three nurses who were present when 12 nursing home patients suffered fatal overheating five years ago after Hurricane Irma…
Georgia Senior Care Facilities Fumble Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders
An Atlanta Journal-Constitution analysis identified more than 100 Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) investigations where DNR paperwork or practices were not properly followed in…
At Least 4 Deaths Linked to Disease Outbreak at Manhattan Nursing Home
New York state health officials said that four deaths at a Manhattan nursing home were confirmed to be linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease,…
After Buying Fraudulent Diploma, Iowa Man Worked for Years as a Nurse
A central Iowa man worked as a state-licensed nurse for four years after purchasing a fraudulent nursing degree from an alleged diploma mill, according to…