No symptoms in 37% of COVID-19 nursing home patients, research finds
A study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases found that more than a quarter of the residents of a Chicago nursing home were infected with COVID-19,…
Growing COVID-19 Costs Force Kentucky’s Largest Nursing Home Chain to Cut Jobs
The CEO of Kentucky’s largest nursing home chain recently announced the elimination of 100 jobs in its corporate headquarters. He blames the need to lay…
Kansas Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Fentanyl from Hospital
Julie Lynne Grant, 50, pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing fentanyl from a hospital pharmacy. Grant was a registered nurse who worked at the…
Michigan Man Arrested for 2014 Hack of UPMC HR Databases and Theft of Employees’ Personal Information
Justin Sean Johnson, who allegedly hacked the human resource databases of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and stole PII of over 65,000 UPMC employees, was…
Florida nursing homes to test staff for COVID-19 every 2 weeks under emergency rule
Since the disease started spreading in nursing homes and assisted living facilities in March, COVID-19 has taken 1,588 lives and caused thousands more infections in…
Equal Pay for Telehealth Vital after Pandemic, Senate Told
Virtual doctor visits should pay the same rate as in-office checkups even after the Covid-19 pandemic ends, telehealth advocates told a Senate health panel.
Psychosis in Nursing Home Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Psychosis in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common and important problem. It is a frequent cause of nursing home placement and is associated…
Nine Pharmacists Charged for Role in $12.1 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Nine pharmacists were charged in three separate indictments for their alleged participation in a $12.1 million healthcare fraud scheme executed in Detroit and southern Ohio.…
Former hospital director of security pleads guilty to buying firearms with hospital funds and selling the guns for profit
Russell Richardson, 44, former DeKalb Medical Center, Inc. (DeKalb Medical) Director of Security, has pleaded guilty to fraudulently using hospital funds to acquire multiple handguns…
Chinese Manufacturer Charged with Exporting Defective and Misbranded Masks Falsely Purporting to be KN95 Respirators
A Chinese manufacturer was charged with producing and exporting to the United States in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic over 140,000 misbranded and defective…