Massachusetts Registered Nurse Charged with Drug Diversion
Marietta Strickland, 61, a Dighton registered nurse, was charged by information with one count of tampering with a consumer product, specifically the Schedule II controlled…
Is There a Link between Nursing Home Reported Quality and COVID-19 Cases? Evidence from California Skilled Nursing Facilities
During the COVID-19 outbreak in the US, nursing homes became the hotbed for the spread of COVID-19.
Family of Nursing Home Resident under State Guardianship Unaware of His Death and Burial
The family of an 88-year-old resident in a New Jersey nursing home recently reported that they were not made aware of the resident’s death on…
Long-term healthcare compliance officer: A complex job with high stakes
David Barmak, Esq. A Jan. 15, 2014, article published in the Wall Street Journal titled “Compliance Officer: Dream Career?” identified being a compliance officer as…
Man Missing for a Month Found Dead inside Massachusetts VA Hospital
A missing man was found dead June 12 at the Bedford VA Hospital.
Struggle for Gun with Psychiatric Patient Ends with Two Dead at Illinois Hospital
A struggle among two retired cops and a psychiatric patient who had been beating a nurse ended with the patient and one of the retired…
Leader of $50 Million Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy Targeting NJ Health Benefits Programs Pleads Guilty
William Hickman, 44, of Northfield, New Jersey, admitted leading a conspiracy that defrauded New Jersey health benefits programs and other insurers out of more than…
Nursing homes got masks that ‘probably should have never gone out’: Official
Federal officials are trying to correct errors that resulted in shipments of outdated or impractical equipment to America’s hard-hit nursing homes in the midst of…
Data Breach Reported at New Mexico Healthcare Company
Presbyterian Healthcare is notifying thousands of patients about a data breach.
Nine out of Ten Nurses Concerned about COVID-19, PPE: Survey
Healthcare workers fear going back to work for lack of protection from COVID-19, and nine out of 10 say access to personal protective equipment (PPE)…