CDC Introduces Sepsis Prevention Assessment Tool for Nursing Homes
On January 30, 2026, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the Sepsis Prevention Assessment Tool (SPAT) for Nursing Homes, a resource…
HHS OCR Settles HIPAA Security Rule Investigation with Treatment Center
On February 19, 2026, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with a substance use…
New OIG Work Plan Item Examines Nursing Home Pharmacy Controls for Opioids
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced a new Work Plan item on February 17, 2026, titled…
Counseling Practice Owner Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud and Unlicensed Providers
Chief State’s Attorney Patrick J. Griffin announced on February 17, 2026, that a 66-year-old Connecticut woman was sentenced to three years in prison, execution suspended,…
New York Operations Manager Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for Kickback Scheme
A former New York operations manager was sentenced in federal court in Boston for conspiring to offer and pay kickbacks to doctors in exchange for…
Nine Ohio Medicaid Providers and One Client Indicted for $478,000 in Alleged Fraud
On February 13, 2026, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office announced that nine Medicaid providers and one client had been indicted for allegedly defrauding the…
93-Year-Old Resident Dies After Elopement from Connecticut Nursing Home
A 93-year-old woman died after wandering outside a Connecticut nursing home in dangerously cold, below-zero temperatures on February 8, 2026, police said. Surveillance footage shows…
HHS OCR Implements Civil Enforcement for SUD Confidentiality Requirements
On February 13, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a new civil enforcement program to…
Nursing Home Administrator Charged in Alleged Resident Fund Misappropriation Case
An Iowa nursing home administrator is facing multiple felony charges after state investigators alleged she misappropriated thousands of dollars belonging to a resident and failed…
CMS Updates Respiratory Care Pathway: New Smoking Signage Requirements
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently updated its respiratory care critical element pathway, highlighting new requirements for “No Smoking” signage in healthcare…