Iowa Nursing Home Resident Died after Cook Ignored Orders
An Iowa nursing home cook changed the menus for some of the residents without authorization, which led to the death of a resident by choking.…
Iowa Nursing Home Staff Delayed Reporting Disgruntled CNA Gun-Waving Incident
A certified nurse aide (CNA) who was suspended from an Iowa nursing home brought a gun to work and waved it in the air while…
CMS Issues Guidance on the Importance of Timely Use of COVID-19 Therapeutics
On November 22, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance on the importance of providing timely use of COVID-19 therapeutics to…
Two Nursing Homes Ordered to Pay a Total of $513K in Back Wages and Damages
The US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania recently approved a consent judgment ordering two Pennsylvania nursing homes to pay a total of…
Unlicensed Illinois Medical Assistant Convicted in $6 Million Fraud Conspiracy
The Department of Justice (DOJ) reported on November 17, 2022, that a federal jury convicted an Illinois woman for conspiring to defraud Medicare of over…
10 Charged in BEC and Other Schemes Targeting Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Victims
The US Department of Justice announced charges against 10 defendants in multiple states in connection with multiple business email compromise (BEC), money laundering, and wire…
OIG Issues New Report on Psychotropic Drug Use in Nursing Homes
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a new report November 14, 2022, on long-term trends of…
Atlanta Hospital to Pay $55,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Suit
A public hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, will pay $55,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the US Equal Employment…
US DOL Recovers $1.2M in Back Wages for 599 Home Healthcare Workers
A home care sector enforcement effort by the US Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division found that four Texas and Louisiana providers’ pay…
CMS Updates Medicare Care Compare Information
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated Medicare Care Compare to include doctor and clinician facility affiliation information for the following facility types,…