Only a Quarter of COVID-19 Vaccines Distributed to Nursing Homes Have Been Administered
More than 4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed for use in long-term care settings for residents and staff, and only 22…
WI Governor Announces DHS Assisted Living Facilities Will Begin Federal Pharmacy Partnership Program to Receive COVID-19 Vaccines
Gov. Tony Evers announced the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has officially activated Part B of the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, which…
RI Doctor Loses License, Accused of ‘Recklessly’ Exposing Patients, Staff to COVID-19
Rhode Island has suspended the license of a North Providence doctor after an investigation concluded he “recklessly” exposed his patients and staff to COVID-19.
Five Dead of Suspected Gas Leak in Italian Nursing Home
Five elderly residents of a nursing home near Rome have died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning and another five residents and two workers have been…
Ransomware Attacks Now to Blame for Half of Healthcare Data Breaches
Almost half of all data breaches in hospitals and the wider healthcare sector are as a result of ransomware attacks according to new research.
Health Insurer Pays $5.1 Million to Settle Data Breach Affecting over 9.3 Million People
The Lifetime Healthcare Companies, including its affiliates Excellus Health Plan, Inc. doing business as Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Univera Healthcare, Lifetime Health Medical Group, Lifetime…
Commission Approves Revised Enforcement Guidance on Religious Discrimination
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) approved revisions to EEOC’s Compliance Manual Section on Religious Discrimination (“Manual”). The Manual was approved by the Commission…
Low COVID-Vaccine Acceptance in Staff at Staten Island Nursing Homes Alarms Officials
Nursing home staffers, front-line witnesses at the epicenter of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on Staten Island, currently are accepting the newly-distributed vaccines at far lower…
Some US nursing home residents face delays for COVID-19 vaccines despite extreme risk
A former Arkansas health official is sounding alarms about the pace of coronavirus vaccines being administered to residents of long-term care facilities under a US…
Former MI Hospital Employees and Medical Device Distributor Charged with Wire Fraud for a Scheme to Steal Medical Devices
An indictment was unsealed charging two former Beaumont employees and a medical supply distributor with wire fraud based upon a scheme to steal medical devices…