CDC Warns of Spread of Antimicrobial-Resistant Fungus in Healthcare Facilities
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, shows that Candida auris (C. auris), an…
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, shows that Candida auris (C. auris), an…
On February 23, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the transition of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment submission and reporting…
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced on March 9, 2023, that the nursing licenses of 20 New Jersey medical professionals had been rescinded
A federal grand jury in Las Vegas returned an indictment March 15, 2023, charging a healthcare staffing executive with conspiring to fix the wages of…
Two Florida assisted living home employees were arrested for alleged elder abuse consisting of whipping a male resident with a lanyard and pushing him to…
Texas OIG inspectors recently reviewed payroll records from a skilled nursing facility to determine if the hours of direct care provided by licensed nursing staff…
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their annual report which shows that Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs)…
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) ordered the evacuation of 69 residents from a nursing home in Waterford. Three of the units in the…
A wrongful death lawsuit alleges an Illinois nursing home resident fell six times under the facility’s care which eventually caused his death. The plaintiff, acting…
According to a recent survey commissioned to better understand healthcare worker concerns, only 40% of respondents said that they thought their workplace was extremely or…