Sioux Falls VA warns of potential privacy breach
Officials with the Sioux Falls Veteran Affairs Health Care System are warning patients about a potential breach of privacy.
Former Ohio Nurse Aides Indicted for Alleged Abuse of 94-Year-Old Woman
A Franklin County Grand Jury has indicted Roberta I. Bower, 28, and Makiah Chane’I Halsell, 22, in connection to the June 3, 2018 abuse of…
DOJ Crackdown on Nursing Homes to Include Criminal Counts
The Department of Justice is making a push this fall to identify criminal charges that can be brought alongside civil actions against nursing homes and…
Georgia Assisted Living Facility a Complete Loss after Fire
Augusta, Ga. — Augusta Fire Department firefighters extinguished flames at the Augusta Villas Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Arkansas Takes over 2 Nursing Homes; Watching 3 More
After Arkansas took action Monday to seize temporary control of two nursing homes, the state’s new chief long-term care regulator said in an interview that…
Maggots on New York Nursing Home Resident’s Foot
Krysten Schmidt has been a nurse for 25 years and last week, when she went to visit her 89-year-old grandmother at Premier Genesee nursing home,…
Patient Injured after Car Drives into North Carolina Doctor’s Office
Police say a patient was injured September 27 when a car accidentally accelerated through the front entrance of a medical office around 1 p.m.
Ransomware Incident May Have Exposed Info of Patients at Nebraska Clinic
A CHI Health clinic sent letters to patients September 27 informing them that their personal information may have been exposed during a ransomware incident.
Midwest Healthcare Fraud Law Enforcement Action Results in Charges against 53 Individuals
Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced a healthcare fraud law enforcement action in Detroit, Chicago and Minnesota. Charges…
Maine Ambulance Company Settles False Claims Act Allegations
A Bangor ambulance company has agreed to pay $138,285.30 to settle allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act. The civil settlement agreement resolves…