Failure to Encrypt Mobile Devices Leads to $3 Million HIPAA Settlement
The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has agreed to pay $3 million to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of…
Record Number of Legionnaires’ Cases in 2018 Risk Lives, Cause Cleanup Headaches
Cases of Legionnaires’ disease reached a record high in 2018 — a more than eight-fold increase since the numbers began to climb nearly two decades…
ONC Health IT Update: Download the Latest Version of the SRA Tool
ONC and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) are proud to announce the release of version 3.1 of the Security Risk Assessment (SRA) Tool. First…
Florida Caregivers Stole from Nursing Home Residents to Pay Bills and Rent-A-Center
Two certified nursing assistants accused of stealing from nursing home residents have been disciplined by the Florida Department of Health.
Police say Rhode Island CNA stole $2,100 from Elderly Woman
Jamie L. Marchione, 37, who worked as a certified nursing assistant (CNA) has been charged with the theft of more than $2,000 from an 88-year-old…
Armed Man Hides in Texas Nursing Home to Get Away from Police
Police in Alice, Texas arrested a man they said was armed with a rifle and who tried to hide inside a nursing home in a…
Former Illinois DON Sues Nursing Home, Claiming She Was Fired for Her Disability
Katrina Hearn, a former employee of a Belleville nursing home is suing the healthcare facility for allegedly firing her because of her disability and her…
Former Oregon Nurse Pleads Guilty to Heroin Trafficking
Rene Elene Griffin Nunn, 60, a resident of Vancouver, Washington pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute controlled…