Home Health Companies to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle Federal False Claims Act Lawsuit
United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced that Louisiana-based home health companies Health Care Options, Inc. and Health Care Options of Lafayette, Inc.; Texas-based Home Care Options Houston, Inc.; and…
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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 Health and Human Services (HHS),…
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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 ago.
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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 released in 2014, the SRA…
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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.
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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 woman in September and October.
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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 patient’s room.
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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 race.
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