HHS OCR Settles Ransomware Cybersecurity Investigation for $500,000
On October 31, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a settlement with a South Dakota medical practice concerning several potential…
Read More »Rhode Island Nursing Home Staff Accused of Forging DNR Order After Resident’s Death
Staff members at a Rhode Island nursing home are facing allegations of forging a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) directive after a slow response to a resident’s medical emergency. According to a search…
Read More »Iowa Nurse’s License Temporarily Suspended Amid Allegations of Drug Theft and Impairment
An Iowa nurse has had her license temporarily suspended as she faces criminal charges for allegedly stealing patient medications and being under the influence of drugs while on duty. In…
Read More »Medicaid Coordinator Indicted for Alleged Fraud Against Assisted Living Facility Residents
On October 30, Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven had returned a 17-count indictment against a…
Read More »Nursing Home Resident Accused of Beating Another Resident to Death with Walker
Charges were filed against a 71-year-old Illinois nursing home resident (Resident 1) accused of killing another resident (Resident 2) on October 25, according to Joliet Police. Resident 1 was charged…
Read More »Nursing Home Employee Indicted for Election Fraud After Forging Resident’s Signature
An Alabama nursing home employee has been indicted for allegedly committing election fraud in Mobile County and is facing two felonies and a misdemeanor. According to the Mobile County District…
Read More »OCR Issues New Guidance to Combat Social Engineering Threats
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued new guidance warning against various social engineering techniques. Social engineering is an attempt to…
Read More »Tennessee CNA Charged with Elder Abuse After Assaulting 90-Year-Old Resident
A certified nursing assistant (CNA) at a Tennessee nursing home has been charged with elder abuse after allegedly assaulting a 90-year-old resident with Alzheimer’s. The incident occurred on October 23,…
Read More »Long Island Doctor Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud in $891,978 Kickback Scheme
On October 23, a New York doctor was charged in federal court in Boston for allegedly receiving kickbacks in exchange for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans. He has agreed to…
Read More »Tennessee Mental Health Center Owner Charged with Employment Tax Crimes
A federal grand jury in Nashville returned an indictment on October 16, 2024, charging a former mental health center owner with willfully failing to account for and pay over employment…
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