Former Operator of Arizona Assisted Living Facilities Indicted for Fraud and Theft
Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced a Pima County Grand Jury indicted Jerone Davis for one count of fraud, and fourteen counts of theft. Davis operated…
110 Nursing Homes Cut off from Health Records in Ransomware Attack
A ransomware outbreak has besieged a Wisconsin based IT company that provides cloud data hosting, security and access management to more than 100 nursing homes…
French Hospital Staff Turn to Pen and Paper after Ransomware Attack
The staff of a 1,300-bed hospital in France ditched computers and took to pencil and paper to run daily affairs after a ransomware attack bricked…
Wisconsin Woman Threatens to Blow up Nursing Home
A woman is facing a felony charge of bomb scares and up to three and a half years in prison after calling the Wellington Place…
Missouri Health System Suffers Ransomware Attack
On September 21, 2019, Saint Francis became aware that the computer network that Ferguson Medical Group, LP (FMG) utilized prior to being acquired by Saint…
Former Ohio Nursing Home Employee Posed as Administrator to Interfere with Care
Police say a “disgruntled” former employee of an Ohio nursing home was arrested earlier this week on a charge she tried to interfere with care,…
Texas Doctor Imprisoned for Healthcare Fraud Scam
Eduardo Carrillo, 46, of McAllen, Texas, has been ordered to federal prison for 24-months following his conviction of healthcare fraud and aggravated identity theft. He…
Regency Park Assisted Living & Memory Care Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination
Excel Hospitality Group LLC d/b/a Regency Park Assisted Living & Memorial Care, an assisted living facility in Eustis, Florida, violated federal law by rescinding a…
Recommended Ransomware Training
The Med-Net Academy program titled Understanding and Preventing Ransomware, APTs, and Zero Day Exploit Attacks is recommended by the Med-Net Education Work Group for viewing…
GAO Update—Nursing Homes: Better Oversight Needed to Protect Residents from Abuse
To protect vulnerable nursing home residents from abuse, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracts with state agencies—known as survey agencies—that can cite…