US DOL Urges Healthcare Facilities, Providers to Employ Effective Safety, Health Programs
Amid the pandemic, US healthcare workers experienced a staggering 249 percent increase in injury and illness rates in 2020 while serving those in need. In…
US Attorney’s Office Resolves ADA Investigation of Ascension Providence Hospital and Related Medical Facility
The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan has resolved its investigation into allegations that Ascension Providence Hospital and an Ascension-affiliated medical facility,…
Effects of a Nursing Home Telehealth Program on Spending and Utilization for Medicare Residents
Telehealth can be a valuable tool for nursing homes to enhance care coordination and provide timely access to care, leading to lower spending for nursing…
Acting NJ AG Announces Indictment against Two Nurses in Connection to the Death of an Individual in Absecon, NJ
Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Tracy M. Thompson announced that a former Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) was indicted for allegedly…
HHS Issues New Guidance for Healthcare Providers on Civil Rights Protections for People with Disabilities
Today, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued guidance to healthcare providers on civil rights protections for people with disabilities. The guidance, issued…
Healthcare Provider to Pay $75K to Nurse in ‘Scrub Skirt’ Religious Discrimination Case
Tennessee-based Wellpath, LLC, a provider of health services in correctional facilities, will pay $75,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a religious discrimination suit…
Ohio nursing home inspections reveal errors, deception preceded deadly COVID-19 outbreaks
Regulators found infection control violations in at least three dozen Ohio nursing homes placed the health and safety of patients in “immediate jeopardy” during the…
Former Kansas Nursing Home Worker Charged with Raping Resident
An Overland Park nursing home employee is in the Johnson County jail Wednesday night after being arrested and charged with raping a resident.
Woman dies after being found in freezing weather outside Iowa assisted living facility
Iowa authorities are calling the death of a woman at an assisted living facility “suspicious” after she was found outside in below-zero temperatures.
US Attorney’s Office Reaches Settlement with KY Hospital Resolving Alleged Violations of the ADA
The US Attorney’s Office reached an agreement on Tuesday with King’s Daughters Medical Center, a private hospital based in Ashland, Kentucky, to resolve allegations that…