Four HIPAA Enforcement Actions Hold Healthcare Providers Accountable with Compliance
Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the resolution of three investigations and one matter before…
Contamination found in milk of magnesia and generic Tylenol sent to hospitals, nursing homes
According to an FDA-posted recall alert, ten lots of three oral drugs shipped to hospitals, nursing home and clinics nationwide have been recalled for “microbial…
AHCA/NCAL Highlights Nursing Home Quality Improvements during COVID-19 Pandemic
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) released a new report March 24, 2022 with data reporting on the quality…
MI Nursing Facility Resident Charged with CSC Involving Incapacitated Victim
A former patient at an Upper Thumb nursing facility has been charged in Huron County District Court with one count of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct…
Employee at TX nursing home slapped patient with Alzheimer’s, causing swelling and bruising
An employee at a Medical Center-area nursing home is accused of slapping an 84-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease, causing her face to bruise and swell,…
Illinois Nurse Sentenced for Not Administering CPR to Unresponsive Resident
An Illinois licensed practical nurse (LPN) was convicted and sentenced for failing to administer lifesaving measures to a resident in a nursing home in 2017.…
Former nurse found guilty in accidental injection death of 75-year-old patient
RaDonda Vaught, a former nurse criminally prosecuted for a fatal drug error in 2017, was convicted of gross neglect of an impaired adult and negligent…
Justice Department Finds that IN State Nursing Board Discriminates against People with Opioid Use Disorder
The Justice Department found today that the Indiana State Board of Nursing (Nursing Board) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by prohibiting nurses who…
Former Employees of PA Healthcare Facility Indicted on Federal Hate Crime Charges Related to Alleged Assaults
Two former residents of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on federal hate crime charges. The twelve-count Indictment…
Home Healthcare Agencies Settle Fraud Claims for $5.4M and Agree to Pay Wages and Benefits
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Letitia James, New York State Attorney General, announced today a pair of…