Nurse sues Baptist Memorial Hospital after Alleged Patient Assault
Baptist Memorial Hospital is being sued by a nurse who claims they didn’t protect her from a violent patient last summer.
Microbial Contamination Causes Plastikon Healthcare Milk of Magnesia Recall
Lawrence, KS, Plastikon Healthcare, LLC is voluntarily recalling Milk of Magnesia 2400 mg/30 mL Oral Suspension, lots 19027D and 19027E, to the patient level. Plastikon…
Florida Marketing Firm Owners Guilty of Conspiring to Pay Kickbacks
Frank Monte (40, Valrico) and Kimberley Anderson (52, New Port Richey) pleaded guilty to conspiracy to pay healthcare kickbacks. Each faces up to five years…
Burglar Occupational Therapist Jailed for Opioid Fraud and Theft Crime Wave
Samantha Jo Rogers, age 33, a licensed occupational therapist who improperly accessed the private health and residence information of at least 1,900 patients, and then…
Utah Ransomware Attack Impacts 320,000 Patients
The Utah physician group, Premier Family Medicine, is notifying 320,000 patients that some of their protected health information has potentially been compromised as a result…
Texas Health System Declares Internal Disaster after Loss of 91 Beds to Water Damage
Houston — Harris Health System officials declared a system-wide internal disaster September 9, 11:35 a.m., following a water pipe break overnight at the system’s Ben…
Suicide is Preventable!
Suicidal thoughts in older adult may be linked to several important risk factors and warning signs.
Telemedicine Company Guilty in $424m Medicare Fraud and Kickback Scheme
Lester Stockett, 52, of Medellin, Colombia, the owner and chief executive officer (CEO) of a telemedicine company, pleaded guilty for his role in one of…
New York Nursing Assistant Charged with Identity Theft, Grand Larceny
A nursing assistant working at a facility in Putnam, New York, is facing charges after allegedly stealing from an elderly resident.
Former nursing home chaplain gets 26 years on sex charges
The former chaplain for a western Illinois nursing home has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for sex abuse charges involving both a child…