Man Charged in Attack, Attempted Rape of Nurse at PA Hospital
Police have charged a man for attacking and trying to rape a nurse at Millcreek Community Hospital Sunday.
Test, isolate, communicate: Keys to controlling a COVID-19 outbreak in an LTC facility
A new study led by Carl Shrader, a physician and researcher in the Department of Family Medicine in the West Virginia University School of Medicine,…
OSHA Fines Hospitals for PPE Failures Related to COVID-19
Ensure workers are trained on and fit-tested for using respirators and are not sharing protective gowns as they care for potentially infectious patients, or you…
Kindred at Home Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation
Gentiva Health Services, Inc. d/b/a Kindred at Home (“Kindred”), a provider of home health services, including nursing and rehabilitation assistance, violated federal law when it…
New Initiatives Launched by Tennessee to Enhance Quality of Life for LTC Facility Residents
Three new initiatives aimed at enhancing the well-being and quality of life for residents in Tennessee long-term care facilities were recently announced by the Tennessee…
Texas Will Allow Visitations at Long-Term Care Facilities with Active COVID-19 Cases
Texas long-term care facilities — even those with active COVID-19 cases — can allow visitors beginning Sept. 24, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday, Sept. 17.…
HHS Issues PRF Reporting Guidance with Limits on Lost Revenue
HHS issued its long-awaited Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Requirements Saturday, September 19, specifying the data that providers who received more than $10,000 in PRF…
Alleged Sexual Assault by Resident in Georgia Facility Raises Concerns about Underreporting
An incident involving a 74-year-old resident of a Georgia long-term facility, who is described in another unrelated lawsuit as “a retired attorney who is suffering…
Orthopedic Clinic Pays $1.5 Million to Settle Systemic Noncompliance with HIPAA Rules
Athens Orthopedic Clinic PA has agreed to pay $1,500,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services…
Neurosurgeon Medical Practice Director to Pay over $1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability
Neurosurgeon Sagi M. Kuznits, practice director Pnina Kuznits, and Neurosurgical Care LLC (collectively, “Kuznits”), have agreed to pay $1,017,375.03 to resolve liability under the False…