Pennsylvania Extends Nursing-Home Virus Response Program
Wolf administration officials said that Pennsylvania will extend a key feature of its response to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes, albeit on a scaled-down model…
Pennsylvania Home Health Agency to Pay over 500 Workers $1.6 Million in Back Wages and Damages
A US District Court in Pennsylvania has issued a consent order requiring the payment of more than $1.6 million in back wages and damages to…
MI Department of Health and Human Services Pays $115,000 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, which operates the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital, will pay a total of $115,000 and provide other relief to…
New Mexico Hospital Targeted by Large-Scale Ransomware Hack
When Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services in Gallup, New Mexico, was hit with a cyberattack earlier this year, the hospital’s staff had to revert…
US Attorney’s Office and CT Hospital Resolve ADA Complaint
The US Attorney’s Office has reached a settlement agreement with Danbury Hospital, which owns and operates Morganti Wound Care Center (“MWCC”), to resolve allegations that…
Doctor Admits Role in Genetic Testing Kickback and Bribery Schemes
A Pennsylvania doctor, Lee Besen, 65, of Waverly, admitted participating in two conspiracies to receive bribes and kickbacks in exchange for ordering genetic tests. Besen…
Woman who criticized OH nursing home official on Facebook faces jail time in case that tests First Amendment
A 64-year-old woman’s Facebook posts blaming a Brook Park nursing home and its administrator for her mother’s death could land her in prison for up…
Two Illinois pharmacists fired after one took COVID-19 vaccines home to family, inappropriately mixed doses
Two pharmacists at Memorial Health System were fired after one of them brought COVID-19 vaccines home to family members and inappropriately mixed doses at the…
Florida Woman Sentenced to Six Months for Selling Counterfeit Medical Devices
A Hollywood, Florida, woman, Janaina Nascimento, 38, was sentenced to six months in federal prison, after previously being convicted of selling counterfeit Ethicon Surgicel® Original…
New York Businessman Pleads Guilty to Hoarding and Price Gouging Facemasks
Imran Selcuk, age 35, of Troy, New York, pled guilty today to hoarding and price gouging in violation of the Defense Production Act of 1950…