Nursing Home Vendor to Pay $8.5 Million to Resolve False Claims
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced an $8.5 million civil settlement to resolve two False Claims Act cases. The lawsuits were filed by…
Deaf Patients Suing Utah Healthcare Provider for Lack of ASL Interpretation
A woman who is deaf is suing Intermountain Healthcare for discrimination due to a lack of communication caused by the clinic’s failure to provide an…
US Files Suit against Pharmacy, Pharmacy Owner, and Pharmacist-in-Charge for Alleged False Billing
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that the United States has filed a civil lawsuit against G & A Somerton Pharmacy LLC (“Somerton”),…
Woman Who Was Missing after Detroit Nursing Home Fire Has Been Found
A woman who was missing after a nursing home fire Monday morning in Detroit has been found safe.
A Head Injury with 11 Staples from PA Nursing Home Inspections
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Sept. 12 released the results of recent inspections at more than 300 nursing homes statewide.
Ex-Employee of Florida Nursing Home Accused of Abusing Elderly Man
Kayla Oeth, 27, a former employee of a Gulf Breeze nursing home, was arrested September 16 after she allegedly abused an elderly man, causing open…
Violations Including Nursing Home Residents’ Cocaine Use Leads to Sanctions in Ct
The state Department of Public Health has fined three nursing homes for various violations, including a New Haven facility that was cited for cocaine use…
EEOC Sues Kansas City Nursing Home for Paying a Female Nurse Less than Male Nurses
Center for Rehab and Healthcare, in Raytown, Mo., a Kansas City suburb, violated federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a…
Protect Yourselves, Protect Your Patients
The American Nurses Association (ANA) convened a professional issues panel to develop policy and identify strategies to address barriers to nurses and other healthcare workers…
56,226 Presbyterian Health Plan Members Affected by Phishing Attacks
The Scottsville, AZ-based managed care company, Magellan Health, discovered two of its subsidiaries experienced phishing attacks that exposed the protected health information of members of…