New York Attorney General Letitia James announced an agreement with healthcare company Albany Med Health System (Albany Med) for unlawfully including a “repayment fee” provision…
A Miami, Florida man pleaded guilty to conspiring with a Bristol, Tennessee man to pay and receive kickbacks. According to court documents, Michael Olshavsky, 51,…
An industry effort to vaccinate 75% of nursing home staff against Covid-19 by July 1 appears to be faltering as continued employee hesitancy, declining infection…
Suicide remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, according to WHO’s latest estimates, published June 17, 2021, in “Suicide worldwide in 2019”. Every…
The United States has filed a complaint against a California skilled nursing facility (SNF) chain, one of its owners, and seven of the SNF’s owned…
On Friday, June 11, 2021, a federal jury convicted a Louisville physician, nurse practitioner, and the medical practice of conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and dispense…
An Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit found that California did not ensure that nursing facilities always reported incidents of potential abuse or neglect of…
David Barmak, Esq., and Betty Frandsen, MHA, NHA, RN In 1986, the Supreme Court held that workplace harassment constitutes sex discrimination and is unlawful under…
An East Longmeadow man was convicted by a federal jury in connection with placing a lit firebomb at the entrance of a Longmeadow senior healthcare…
A judge has approved a $15 million settlement to a lawsuit filed by the family of an incapacitated woman who was raped at a Phoenix…