Medicare Punishes 2,499 Hospitals for High Readmissions
The federal government’s effort to penalize hospitals for excessive patient readmissions is ending its first decade with Medicare cutting payments to nearly half the nation’s hospitals.
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Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia to Pay $130,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Suit
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc., a managed healthcare provider that is part of the Oakland, California-based Kaiser Permanente organization, agreed to settle a lawsuit after it was found…
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EEOC Issues Updated Covid-19 Technical Assistance
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today posted updated and expanded technical assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing questions about religious objections to employer COVID-19 vaccine requirements and how they…
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Man Admits Sexually Assaulting Roommate at Pennsylvania Nursing Facility
A former patient at an Abington healthcare and rehabilitation center has admitted to sexually assaulting an unconscious man who had Down syndrome after administering a sedative to the man while…
Read More »NY Nursing Home Fined $24K for Sexual Assaults on Two Residents with Dementia
A Buffalo nursing home operated by Erie County Medical Center has been fined $24,508 this year for not preventing sexual assaults on two residents with dementia.
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US DOL Proposes $38K in Fines for IL Healthcare Facility Where Workers Weren’t Fully Protected from COVID
An inspection at a Byron rehabilitation and post-acute care facility found the healthcare facility did not comply with federal respiratory protection requirements in the facility’s quarantine area and failed to…
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US High Court Won’t Block Vaccines for Maine Health Workers
The US Supreme Court declined Tuesday to block a vaccine requirement imposed on Maine healthcare workers, the latest defeat for opponents of vaccine mandates.
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DOJ and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington settle claims it failed to provide interpreter service
The US Department of Justice and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington (KFHPW) resolved allegations from several complainants that it repeatedly failed to provide interpreters to patients who are deaf…
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Skilled Nursing Facility Operator Agrees to Settle Americans with Disabilities Act Allegations
A company that previously operated skilled nursing facilities agreed to pay compensatory damages and a civil penalty to settle allegations involving violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). LTC…
Read More »New York must allow religious exemptions on COVID vaccine mandate, judge rules
A federal judge has affirmed an order requiring New York to allow religious exemptions to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate after a group of healthcare workers sued the state over the…
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