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 kidnapping charges.
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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.
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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 Subsys, a potent fentanyl-based spray,…
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Patient falls, abuse cited in CT nursing home violations
Three nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) for violations that occurred in 2017 and last year.
Read More »New Jersey nursing assistant charged in death of nursing home patient
A certified nursing assistant from Bloomfield faces a reckless manslaughter charge after she allegedly lied about an injury to an 85-year-old nursing home patient that proved to be fatal.
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Kansas nursing home employee sentenced for stealing $10K in rings from patient
A certified nursing assistant who pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $10,000 in jewelry from a 99-year-old dementia patient while she slept at an Overland Park nursing home will spend a…
Read More »North Carolina nursing home aide pinched, ‘smacked’ disabled patients
An Asheville nursing home aide pinched and struck patients in the face, according to arrest records.
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Elder Caregiver Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Defrauding 92-Year-Old
Tucson, Arizona – On August 14, 2019, U.S. District Court Judge Rosemary Márquez sentenced Margaret Gastelum to 30 months in prison for defrauding a 92-year-old homebound-victim. The court also ordered…
Read More »Connecticut enacts expansive sexual harassment prevention measures
Connecticut has joined New York, New Jersey, and several other states in adopting measures to combat sexual harassment in the workplace.
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CDC releases free online infection-prevention training
The CDC released three new online courses in infection prevention developed by a team led by the American Hospital Association’s Health Research & Educational Trust.
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