Nursing home sexual assault suspect says someone took his DNA and planted it in disabled victim
A man accused of sexually assaulting an elderly and disabled nursing home resident testified that someone planted his DNA from a used condom in the…
California hospital website hijacked by ‘pirates’
Sonoma Valley Hospital’s website was hacked earlier this month, forcing the change of its URL and email addresses, hospital officials announced last week.
Telemedicine could keep older patients out of the hospital
It’s easy enough for a doctor on an app to prescribe a birth control pill or an antibiotic, but try getting one to virtually examine…
Nigerian Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in $8.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
A Nigerian man was sentenced to 46 months in prison for his role in a durable medical equipment (DME) scheme in which more than $8…
Owner of PA Assisted Living Facility Charged for Failure to Pay Payroll Taxes
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Michael Boggs, age 39, of Bedford, Pennsylvania, was charged on August 16,…
Beazley breach insights – August 2019
Speculation that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) enforcer, may be less active under the current…
Nearly a Third of Healthcare Employees Never Received Cybersecurity Training
A new report from Kaspersky finds employees of healthcare organizations in the U.S. and Canada are lacking cybersecurity education and awareness in three main areas…
NC nurse charged with kidnapping woman, sex offense
A man employed as a nurse at a North Carolina hospital was arrested on the hospital campus August 16 and is facing sex offense and…
PHI Exposed in Phishing Attacks on Michigan Medicine and Virginia Gay Hospital
Approximately 5,500 patients of Michigan Medicine are being notified that some of their protected health information has been exposed in a recent phishing attack.
Fourth Manhattan Doctor Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes and Kickbacks from Pharmaceutical Company
Jeffrey Goldstein, 49, a doctor who practiced in Manhattan, pled guilty to conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, in connection with a scheme to prescribe…