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 and maintain records required by…
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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 Health System (JHS) for violations…
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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.
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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 in Pineville, Louisiana.
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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 at the point of care.
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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 (SARA), an innovation supported by…
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Arizona Group Home under Investigation after Former Hacienda Patient Injured in New Facility
A Valley group home that took in former Hacienda patients is facing its own controversy.
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CT Nurse Suspended for Posing ‘Clear and Immediate Danger’ to Patients
The state Board of Examiners for Nursing last week suspended the licenses of two licensed practical nurses and disciplined four other nurses.
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New Report Offers Insights into Phishing Scammers’ Go-To Tricks
After reviewing hundreds of millions of malicious emails from the past two years, healthcare security firm Proofpoint has gained some hard-won insights into the tricks and strategies of bad who…
Read More »CMS Update: The Future of Medicare Program Integrity
Earlier this month, President Trump announced an Executive Order charging CMS to propose annual changes to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare program. That’s why I’m proud to…
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