Citing growing violence against healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and the past decade, state Republican lawmakers are introducing a bill to make threatening or…
The US Supreme Court has declined to hear arguments in a lawsuit that sought to challenge Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health workers.
Nursing homes in Florida are closing wings and refusing patients because they don’t have enough staff to provide the required number of direct patient care…
All covered entities must report any Protected Health Information (PHI) breaches to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). If the breach affected…
Geriatric & Adult Psychiatry, LLC, (“GAP”) and its owner, Alan Siegal, M.D., have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments…
A Cayce assisted living facility where a resident died last week was understaffed and did not give residents medication or breakfast the morning of Feb.…
Investigations by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Michigan Division have found that two healthcare facilities violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).…
Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced that an investigation by his Medicaid Fraud Unit led to the conviction of Sherry J. Boyd, 34, of Grand Rivers,…
A proposal moving to the House floor aims to add education requirements to investigator training and to move faster through the investigation process when nursing…
One of the Iowa nursing homes managed by the bankrupt chain QHC Facilities is facing $4,750 in fines for insufficient staffing, a vermin infestation, and…