Louisiana Nurse Charged with Conspiracy to Alter or Falsify Records in a Federal Investigation
Suzanne C. May, age 61, of Mandeville was charged October 22, 2019 by a Bill of Information with conspiracy to alter or falsify records in…
US Department of Labor Investigation Results in Missouri Healthcare Facility Paying $42,696 in Back Wages
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Helia Healthcare — doing business as Pillars of North County —…
Preventable Hospitalizations among Nursing Home Residents with Dementia and Behavioral Health Disorders
Nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s disease/related dementias (ADRD) and/or behavioral health disorders (BHD) are at high risk of hospitalizations, many of which are potentially avoidable.
VA Study Finds Contact Precautions Don’t Affect MRSA in Long-Term Care
A study of Veterans Administration (VA) long-term care facilities (LTCFs) has found that active surveillance and use of contact precautions had no impact on methicillin-resistant…
New York Hospital to Pay Civil Penalty for Violations of the Controlled Substances Act
St. Mary’s Healthcare in Amsterdam, New York, agreed to pay a $15,000 penalty as a result of its Narcotic Treatment Program’s (NTP) failure to create…
OCR Imposes a $2.15 Million Civil Money Penalty against Jackson Health System for HIPAA Violations
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has imposed a civil money penalty of $2,154,000 against Jackson…
Data Breach at Montana Hospital May Have Affected 129,000 Patients’ Personal Information
Kalispell Regional Healthcare (KRH) is mailing letters to nearly 130,000 patients whose personal information may have been involved in a data breach over the summer.
Former Louisiana Nursing Home Employee Indicted for Manslaughter in Burn Incident
A grand jury has returned a true bill and indicted Marcus Casson, 28, for manslaughter for the death of a resident at a nursing home…
Would a Unique Patient Identifier Increase the Risk to Patient Privacy?
For several years, industry stakeholders have been making the case for a unique patient identifier to improve patient safety through the correct identification of individuals…
Robot Assistant to Improve Elderly Care in Nursing Homes
Overworked care staff in nursing homes and hospitals may soon have their workload reduced with the help of a Social & Autonomous Robotic health Assistant…