New Targeted Facility Inspection Plan for Healthcare Facilities Announced by CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services (CMS) announced March 23 results from a recent inspection of the Washington nursing home that is considered the epicenter for the COVID-19 outbreak…
Read More »Justice Department Issues Temporary Restraining Order against Website Offering Fraudulent Coronavirus Vaccine
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its first enforcement action in Texas on March 21 against operators of a fraudulent website who were engaging in a wire fraud scheme that…
Read More »Cyber-criminals Using Coronavirus to Gain Access to Healthcare Providers’ Systems and Steal Personal Information
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the growing concerns and fears it presents for people and healthcare providers in every state throughout the U.S. enables cyber-criminals to use people’s concerns to…
Read More »Illinois Nursing Home Coronavirus Cluster of 22 Announced, First Death in State Reported
Nearly two dozen people have tested positive for coronavirus at a nursing home in the suburbs of Chicago, state officials announced Tuesday, as 160 cases have been reported in Illinois….
Read More »SAMHSA Offers Tips for Reactions to Social Distancing, Quarantine, and Isolation During an Infectious Disease Outbreak
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has published facts and tips for dealing with the impact of social distancing during an event such as COVID-19. Everyone reacts…
Read More »Family Files First Lawsuit in One of Several Suspicious Deaths in West Virginia VA Hospital
Nearly two years after the suspicious death on April 6, 2018, of an 82-year-old retired U.S. Army sergeant in a West Virginia VA hospital, family members have filed a lawsuit…
Read More »Higher Staffing Levels Help Ensure Fewer Infection Control Deficiencies
Since 2017, it is reported that over 9,300 nursing homes have received citations for one or more infection control deficiencies. Notably, facilities with fewer nurses and aides were cited more…
Read More »Ohio Nursing Home Aide Arrested and Charged with Reckless Homicide and Neglect
A nurse’s aide was recently arrested and charged with reckless homicide and gross patient neglect in the 2018 death of an Ohio nursing home resident. The aide worked at the…
Read More »Scrutiny of Infection Plans Increasing After Deaths of 5 Residents in Washington Nursing Home
Recently health inspectors were told to focus on infection-control programs in nursing homes, especially those with identified cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The deaths of five residents in a Washington…
Read More »Nursing Aide in California Nursing Home Arrested for Elder Abuse
Police recently arrested an aide in a California nursing home for inappropriately touching a resident and for elder abuse. The alleged offenses were performed in front of another employee who…
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