Hospitals start addressing patients’ ‘egregious’ behavior
At Mayo Clinic last year, a male patient groped a female doctor in the presence of several other staff members.
Medical Devices Very Vulnerable to Hacking, FDA Experts Warn
Many people do not realize the cybersecurity risks associated with common medical devices, such as insulin pumps and pacemakers, but these medical devices can be…
Nursing Homes Are a Breeding Ground for a Fatal Fungus
Maria Davila lay mute in a nursing home bed, an anguished expression fixed to her face, as her husband stroked her withered hand.
Nurses say director discriminated against non-Filipino nurses
The Filipino nurses’ director at a county owned nursing home in New Jersey discriminated against non-Filipino nurses by docking pay, wielding discipline unfairly, and offering…
Lexington Treatment Centers LLC Pays $110,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment Lawsuit
Treatment Centers, LLC, doing business as Lexington Treatment Associates, a Delaware-based limited liability company that owns and operates methadone clinics in North Carolina, will pay…
Nurse sues Baptist Memorial Hospital after Alleged Patient Assault
Baptist Memorial Hospital is being sued by a nurse who claims they didn’t protect her from a violent patient last summer.
Microbial Contamination Causes Plastikon Healthcare Milk of Magnesia Recall
Lawrence, KS, Plastikon Healthcare, LLC is voluntarily recalling Milk of Magnesia 2400 mg/30 mL Oral Suspension, lots 19027D and 19027E, to the patient level. Plastikon…
Florida Marketing Firm Owners Guilty of Conspiring to Pay Kickbacks
Frank Monte (40, Valrico) and Kimberley Anderson (52, New Port Richey) pleaded guilty to conspiracy to pay healthcare kickbacks. Each faces up to five years…
Burglar Occupational Therapist Jailed for Opioid Fraud and Theft Crime Wave
Samantha Jo Rogers, age 33, a licensed occupational therapist who improperly accessed the private health and residence information of at least 1,900 patients, and then…
Utah Ransomware Attack Impacts 320,000 Patients
The Utah physician group, Premier Family Medicine, is notifying 320,000 patients that some of their protected health information has potentially been compromised as a result…