FDA Releases Updated Guidance on Medical Device Cybersecurity
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new draft guidance for medical device manufacturers to help them incorporate cybersecurity protections into their products…
Antipsychotic Medication Prescribing in LTC Facilities Increased in Early Months of COVID-19 Pandemic
Prescriptions dispensed for antipsychotics in nursing homes and assisted living facilities increased since the beginning of the pandemic, with 20.8 thousand dispensed in 2020 compared…
After death of Pennsylvania nursing home resident, $150K settlement in play
A Colorado-based estate is ready to settle claims that the death of a Coatesville nursing care facility resident from an inter-cranial hemorrhage nearly three years…
132 Healthcare Data Breaches Impacting over 6.8 Individuals Reported to HHS in 2022
There have been a total of 132 healthcare data breaches, impacting over 6.8 million individuals, reported to the US Department of Health and Human Services’…
Medical Billing Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Failing to Pay $2M in Payroll, Employment Taxes
Sandra Eller, 59, a Lafayette County, Missouri, business owner has pleaded guilty in federal court to failing to pay over nearly $2 million in payroll…
Alabama Doctor Charged with Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy
Dr. Eric Beck, 63, of Huntsville, Alabama, has been charged for conspiring to commit healthcare fraud. Beck operated Valley Center for Nerve Studies and Rehabilitation…
Convicted Healthcare Fraudsters Charged under False Claims Act
The owner and administrator of Texas-based Merida hospice and home health entities have been named in a multimillion-dollar whistleblower lawsuit. Rodney Mesquias and Henry McInnis,…
Lawsuit Filed against Iowa Assisted Living Facility for Lack of Care, Wrongful Death
A lawsuit has been filed against an Iowa assisted living facility for wrongful death, negligence, dependent adult abuse, breach of contract, and for failing to…
HHS Office for Civil Rights Seeks Public Comment on Recognized Security Practices
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from the public…
Florida AG Announces Arrest of Two Group-Home Employees for Beating a Disabled Man
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), with the assistance of the Ocoee Police Department and Winter Haven Police Department, arrested two Central…