Controlling Access to ePHI: For Whose Eyes Only? Summer 2021 Cybersecurity Newsletter
A recent report of security incidents and data breaches found that 61% of analyzed data breaches in the healthcare sector were perpetrated by external threat…
Two SC Women Indicted on Charges of Stealing Prescription Drugs from Nursing Home Residents
On July 12, 2021, two South Carolina women were indicted by a grand jury on charges of stealing prescription medications from nursing home residents. An…
NH Home Care Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud, Agrees to Pay $1,000,000 Restitution
Attorney General John M. Formella announces that Richard Wennerberg, age 72, of Grantham, pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 to two…
Lawsuit filed by Healthcare Workers against Amazon Alexa for Allegedly Violating HIPAA
Four healthcare workers have filed a lawsuit against Amazon, alleging their Amazon Alexa devices may have recorded conversations without their intent or consent and may…
New study by WHO Europe and ECDC examines variations in antibiotic consumption in European countries 2014–2018
The WHO Regional Office for Europe and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have released a report on the consumption of antibiotics…
Despite End of State of Emergency, DHSS Guidance for Visitation at Delaware’s LTC Facilities Will Continue
With the end of the State of Emergency in Delaware on Tuesday, July 13, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is affirming that…
High vaccination rates drive low numbers of new COVID deaths in Louisiana nursing homes
A year after COVID-19 ravaged Louisiana nursing homes with sickness, isolation and death, fatal cases have plunged to near zero in recent weeks, further highlighting…
Police Arrest Suspect in Attack on Illinois Rehab Patient
A male suspect, identified as a nursing assistant on staff at a Chicago nursing home, was arrested Friday, July 9, and charged with Aggravated Criminal…
SC AG announces Sumter man indicted for attempted sexual assault of nursing home resident
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that a Sumter County Grand Jury has indicted Towodi Shequoyah, 37 years old, aka Abdullah Muhammad, on two…
SC AG announces two women indicted on charges of stealing prescription drugs from nursing home residents
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that a Greenville County Grand Jury has indicted Kelly Michelle Morgan, 36, aka Kelly Morgan-Cardinale, and Bryanna Marie…