Florida In-Home Nursing Assistant Accused of Theft from Wife of Elderly Man
An employee at a Florida nursing company has been accused of stealing from the wife of an 87-year-old man.
Four Patients File Lawsuit Claiming Ransomware Attack against Alabama Hospital System Disrupted Their Medical Care
In October 2019, a ransomware attack forced a multi-hospital health system to be offline for 10 days to allow the system to be rebuilt and…
San Diego Eye Doctors Pay $950,000 to Settle Medicare Billing Fraud Allegations
Mark D. Smith and Fane Robinson, two San Diego-area physicians, have paid the United States $948,768.18 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal False…
Hacienda Patient Who Had Baby after Rape Sues State of Arizona, Doctors
The family of the incapacitated woman who gave birth after being raped at a Phoenix healthcare facility is suing the state of Arizona and her…
New Clindamycin-Resistant Strain of C. diff Recognized in 15 VA Patients
During a surveillance study at Veteran Affairs facilities, researchers identified a newly recognized strain of Clostridioides difficile that is highly resistant to the antibiotic clindamycin,…
Iowa Nursing Home Sued for Negligence by Estate of Resident
The family of a 58-year-old resident in an Iowa nursing home has filed a lawsuit claiming that staff members failed to treat the resident properly…