Ransomware Attack in Indiana Affects 49K Patients
A ransomware attack on an Indiana-based ear, nose, throat, sinus, and hearing center this summer may have exposed the personal health information of nearly 50,000…
DOJ Settles with Large Healthcare Organization to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims
On August 25, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it reached a settlement with a Missouri based healthcare organization. The healthcare organization has…
Sutter Health and Affiliates to Pay $90 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Sutter Health, a California-based healthcare services provider, and several affiliated entities including Sutter Bay Medical Foundation (dba Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Sutter East Bay Medical…
Colorado Nurses Held Accountable for Taking Controlled Substances from Patients
In two separate cases, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado held nurses accountable after they stole controlled substances from their patients. Katie…
Co-Owner of NC Durable Medical Equipment Company Sentenced to Prison
A Morehead City woman was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release on a charge of Making Material…
FBI Warns of a Cyber-Criminal Group Potential Ransomware Attacks
On August 23, 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Cyber Division released an alert to protect recipients from cyber threats. The FBI is warning…
TX Hospital to Pay More Than $3 Million to Settle Whistleblower Suit
Tarrant County’s John Peter Smith Hospital (JPS) has agreed to pay more than $3.3 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act…
OR Resident and Affiliated Residential Care Company Agree to Pay $2.9M to Settle Healthcare Fraud Allegations
A Bend, Oregon resident and his residential care company have agreed to pay $2.9 million to settle allegations by United States and the State of…
NY approves COVID vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, removes religious exemption
A New York State Department of Health board voted unanimously Thursday to implement emergency authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all healthcare workers in…
Repeat COVID-19 Positive Tests in Nursing Home Residents Identified Following Natural Infection
New research led by the Yale School of Public Health in collaboration with the Connecticut Department of Public Health found evidence that helps explain why…