CMS Releases a COVID-19 Resource Page
On February 8, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a COVID-19 resource page to keep providers updated on the latest resources…
CA nursing facility fined nearly $60,000 for COVID-19 safety violations
A skilled nursing facility in Fremont has racked up nearly $60,000 in penalties from the state for not properly protecting its workers from COVID-19 during…
AZ Nursing Home Chiefs under State Investigation after Republic Report
The state board that regulates nursing home administrators has opened complaints against five administrators of a Prescott nursing home after an investigation found multiple staffers…
Roche Diagnostics and Humana settle $12.5 million Medicare fraud lawsuit
Roche, an Indianapolis-based medical supply company, and Humana, a Louisville-based health insurer, paid $12.5 million to settle a lawsuit after a whistleblower accused them of…
Conti ransomware gang tied to latest attacks on hospitals in Florida and Texas
A security researcher on Monday said the recent ransomware attacks on hospital chains in Florida and Texas are tied to the Conti ransomware gang.
CT Governor Ends Legal Immunity for Nursing Homes, Hospitals
Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday he will end legal immunity for nursing homes and hospitals beginning March 1, nearly a year after he imposed the…
Negligence Lawsuit Filed against Montana Nursing Home for COVID-19 Death
Two sisters have filed a negligence and mistreatment lawsuit against a Montana nursing home where their mother contracted COVID-19 and died. The attorney representing the…
Connecticut Mulling Whether Medical Assistants Can Give Shot
Connecticut legislators were urged Monday to pass a bill that would allow certified medical assistants to perform vaccinations, with the Connecticut Hospital Association noting the…
Dialysis patients at nearly 4 times the risk for COVID death
Patients undergoing long-term dialysis were more than five times likelier to be infected with COVID-19 and nearly four times as likely to die than the…
Hackers post detailed patient medical records from two hospitals to the dark web
Hackers have published extensive patient information from two US hospital chains in an apparent attempt to extort them for money.