Bond Set for Woman Accused of Posing as Nurse at Ohio Nursing Home
A woman accused of stealing someone’s identity to work in a local nursing home/senior rehabilitation facility appeared in front of a judge February 21 to…
Connecticut Hospital Sued over Patient’s Suicide
The family of a popular New Milford music teacher who died by suicide at Waterbury Hospital last March has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against…
Pennsylvania Nursing Home Chain Settles DOJ Allegations of Inappropriate Therapy for $15.5 Million
A US Attorney recently announced that a Pennsylvania nursing home chain will pay $15,466,278 to settle Department of Justice (DOJ) claims that it provided medically…
Criminal HIPAA Violation Case Sees Healthcare Worker Charged on 415 Counts
A former employee of ACM Global Laboratories, part of Rochester Regional Health, has been accused of accessing the medical records of a patient, without authorization,…
Prestige Care and Prestige Senior Living to Pay $2 Million to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
Prestige Care, Inc., Prestige Senior Living, LLC, and their affiliates will pay $2 million and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit filed…
Michigan Hospital Notifies 2,487 Patients of Human Error Data Breach
Mercy Health Physician Partners Southwest Practice notified patients about a recent mailing error, now mitigated, involving the practice.
Hacking of Accounting Firm Affects Medical Group
An apparent ransomware attack on an accounting firm in December exposed the patient data of Community Care Physicians, a large upstate New York medical group,…
Cyberattack on NRC Health Sparks Privacy Concerns about Private Patient Records Stored by US Hospitals
NRC Health, a publicly-traded company that says it works with 75 percent of the 200 largest US hospital chains, was hit with a ransomware attack…
Mexican Citizen Sentenced to 26 Months for Misuse of a Social Security Number and Aggravated Identity Theft
A 69-year-old man from Mexico recently pleaded guilty and was sentenced to time served (26 months) after being arrested in 2017 and indicted for illegal…
Vermont Settles Allegations of Neglect and False Claims with Three Genesis Healthcare Nursing Homes
Attorney General T.J. Donovan announced a settlement with three Genesis Healthcare subsidiary-operated nursing homes in Vermont — Burlington Health & Rehab, St. Johnsbury Health &…