NC Home Health Company Agrees to Pay over $45K to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
A home health agency which is based in North Carolina agreed to pay $45,486.76 to settle a civil False Claims Act allegation related to allegedly…
NY Governor Signs Package of Legislation to Help Long-Term Care Facilities and Residents
Governor Kathy Hochul signed a package of legislation to help long-term care facilities and provide assistance to the long-term care system. Legislation (S.1783-A/A.6057-A) directs the…
NY AG Announces Indictment of Former Rochester Nursing Home Employee for Allegedly Raping Nursing Home Resident Suffering from Dementia
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the indictment of Khadka Pradhan, 51, of Rochester, for allegedly raping an 81-year-old resident of the Shore Winds…
Newly Released Data Reveals 295 Cyberattacks on the Healthcare Sector in the Past 18 Months
The CyberPeace Institute recently released new data revealing the number and rates of cyberattacks on the healthcare sector. Between June 2, 2020, and December 3,…
CDC Releases Emergency Guidance for Healthcare Facilities to Prepare for Potential Omicron Surge
With the growing number of COVID-19 cases from the Omicron variant, and consistent with current understanding of the disease trajectory, CDC is releasing updated guidance…
Nursing homes must remain open for holiday visits, NJ rules say, even as COVID cases rise
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities in New Jersey must remain open to visitors during the holiday season under state and federal policies that were…
EEOC Updates Technical Assistance to Include When COVID-19 May Be a Disability
On December 12, 2021, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) added a new section to their technical assistance page. The updated section clarifies under…
US Attorney’s Office Settles Disability Discrimination Complaint with Skilled Nursing Facility
The US Attorney’s Office and the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights reached an agreement today with The Oaks, a…
Pain Clinic and Ambulatory Surgery Center Agree to Pay $836K to Resolve Allegations of Overbilling
Integrated Pain Associates, PLLC (“IPA”), a pain clinic headquartered in Killeen, and Central Texas Day Surgery Center, LLC (“CTDSC”), an affiliated ambulatory surgery center, have…
Nursing homes call for one year delay in new minimum staffing requirements
Facing an unprecedented staffing shortage, Rhode Island nursing homes are pleading with state leaders to suspend for one year a law scheduled to take effect…