Class Action Lawsuit Filed for Allegedly Reusing Insulin Pens
A class action lawsuit has recently been filed against a hospital in Connecticut for allegedly reusing multidose insulin pens on multiple patients between 2008 and…
Justice Department Recovers over $2.2 Billion from False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2020
The Department of Justice obtained more than $2.2 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in…
Pharmacy Owner’s Son Admits Role in $24.8 Million Kickback Scheme
Alex Fleyshmakher, 34, the son of a former a co-owner of a Union City, New Jersey, pharmacy, admitted his role in multimillion-dollar conspiracies to pay…
Justice Department Files Lawsuit against Two California Doctors for Discrimination against Patient with HIV
The Justice Department filed lawsuits today alleging that two obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctors in Bakersfield, California, refused to provide routine medical care to a patient on…
NH Nursing Home Board Members ‘Cut in Line’ for COVID-19 Vaccine
Board members at a Rye nursing home “cut in line” for a COVID-19 vaccine, according to New Hampshire health officials.
Aid Runs Low for Key Pennsylvania Virus Containment Program
Wolf administration officials said Wednesday that Pennsylvania does not have the money to maintain a key feature of its response to coronavirus outbreaks in the…
CNY nursing home calls group’s claim that Covid vaccine killed residents dangerously false
An Auburn nursing home says a national group’s claim that Covid-19 vaccine may have killed some of its residents is “blatantly false.”
Hospital fined $43K after COVID-19 outbreak linked to inflatable Christmas costume
A hospital in California was hit with a $43,000 fine for failing to quickly report a deadly coronavirus outbreak — which may have been caused…
WHO Updates Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for COVID-19 in LTC
On January 8, 2021, The World Health Organization (WHO) updated their guidance for infection prevention and control in the context of COVID-19. The update contains…
Hackers get patients’ PHI after inflicting malware on Florida hospital’s computer network
Leon Medical Centers was hit by a malware attack in November that exposed patients’ protected health information, the Doral, Fla.-based hospital announced Jan. 8.