Health Officials Reverse Decision Not to Punish Ex-Vanderbilt Nurse for Fatal Error
In a stark reversal of a prior decision, state health officials have filed medical discipline charges against a former Vanderbilt nurse who accidentally gave a…
Smiley Dental Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
Smiley Dental Walnut will pay $20,000 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),…
Southern California Doctor Found Guilty in $12 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury found a southern California doctor guilty for his role in a $12 million scheme to provide medically unnecessary procedures to Medicare beneficiaries,…
Water Shut off at Nevada Hospital after Legionella Detection
Water was immediately shut off at a hospital in west Las Vegas after a positive culture of Legionella was detected on Oct. 2.
Evacuations Can Be Deadly for Nursing Home Residents, Research Says
Nearly 100 nursing homes and assisted living facilities were evacuated along Florida’s East Coast ahead of Hurricane Dorian.
Texas Woman Charged in Medicare Kickback Conspiracy
A 44-year-old McAllen woman has been charged with conspiring to pay illegal kickbacks to physicians and marketers in exchange for the referral of Medicare and…
NY AG Announces Sentencing of Former Hospital Payroll Employee for Stealing over $500,000
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the state prison sentence of Wendell Lewis, 32, of Brooklyn, NY, for stealing over $500,000 from two hospital…
EEOC Sues Tennessee Healthcare System for Disability Discrimination
Clarksville Health System, G.P. d/b/a Tennova Healthcare — Clarksville (Tennova), operating a hospital in Clarksville, Tenn., violated federal civil rights laws when it denied a…
Fallen Utility Pole Causes Considerable Damage to South Dakota Nursing Home
A power line struck by a delivery truck at the Avantara North Skilled Nursing Facility caused a utility pole to break and fall down, damaging…