TX Woman Who Stole and Sold Protected Health Information Sentenced to 2½ Years in Federal Prison
Amanda Lowry, 40, of Sherman, pleaded guilty on Dec. 4, 2020, to conspiracy to obtain information from a protected computer and was sentenced to 30…
AHCA/NCAL Issues Statement on Need for Provider Relief Funds to Be Released to LTC Providers
As Congress continues negotiations on a bipartisan infrastructure framework, long-term care providers are concerned about preliminary discussions that remaining Provider Relief Funds may be used…
Unvaccinated staff at Colorado facilities eyed in rising nursing home cases, deaths
Lagging vaccination rates among nursing home staff are being linked to a national increase in COVID-19 infections and deaths at senior facilities, and are at…
Owner and Employee of Assisted Living Facility Each Charged with Neglect of Vulnerable Adult
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced that Dorothy N. Nwaneri, 65, of Bowie and Fatmata Bella Bangs, 61, of Riverdale were charged in the…
‘Superbug’ Fungus Spread in Two Cities, Health Officials Say
US health officials said they now have evidence of an untreatable fungus spreading in two hospitals and a nursing home. According to the Centers for…
NC Senate ‘no patient left behind’ legislation added to House bill
A state House bill has been amended this week in an attempt to move forward bipartisan Senate legislation that would secure visitation for hospital patients…
SC nursing homes have some of the lowest COVID vaccination rates across the US
Despite prioritizing COVID-19 vaccinations at long-term care facilities above all but a handful of states, South Carolina has some of the lowest vaccination rates among…
Healthcare Provider to Pay $52,500 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit
An Arkansas healthcare provider will pay $52,500 to four former employees as part of the settlement of an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the US…
Kentucky Laboratory Agrees to Pay $1.2 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims
Bluewater Toxicology, LLC, a clinical laboratory in Mount Washington, Ky., has agreed to pay $1,252,403.40 to resolve civil allegations that it violated the False Claims…
Owner of Brooklyn Ambulance Service Business Pleads Guilty to Not Paying Employment Taxes
A New York ambulance service business owner pleaded guilty on July 20 to failure to pay employment taxes. According to court documents and admissions made…