Alabama Health System Agrees to Pay $1 Million
On July 23, 2021, a notice of dismissal was filed indicating that SpectraCare Health Systems, Inc. agreed to pay $1 million dollars to resolve a federal qui tam lawsuit alleging…
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Tennessee nurse discovers medication violation, up to 100 patients affected
At least 100 patients at a Tennessee medical center could have been exposed to three bloodborne diseases from May to July by a contract nurse the system says improperly handled…
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Ohio Medical Board Clarifies Telemedicine Rules with State Emergency Expiring
Since many of the medical board’s telemedicine rules were halted in early 2020 due to COVID-19, allowing much more leeway in treating patients remotely, OSMA has received many questions from…
Read More »Owner and Employee of Assisted Living Facility Each Charged with Neglect of Vulnerable Adult
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced that Dorothy N. Nwaneri, 65, of Bowie and Fatmata Bella Bangs, 61, of Riverdale were charged in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s…
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NC Senate ‘no patient left behind’ legislation added to House bill
A state House bill has been amended this week in an attempt to move forward bipartisan Senate legislation that would secure visitation for hospital patients and long-term care residents during…
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Pennsylvania Announces Proposed Nursing Home Regulations Focused on Increased Quality of Care
Wolf Administration officials shared proposed nursing home regulations focused on increasing the quality of care received by residents by increasing the minimum direct care hours by 1.4 more hours each…
Read More »IL Nursing Homes Fined for the Choking Death of a Resident and the Neglect of Others
Three quad-city nursing homes have been cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health and fined a total of $79,400 related to the abuse and neglect of residents, including the…
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Blind residents smoking, dirty facility, no meds: TN nursing home facility loses license
A Middle Tennessee assisted living facility has had its license suspended following a multitude of findings which includes allowing a blind resident and others to smoke indoors, not providing proper…
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Delaware Nursing Home Lacks Records Needed for State Medicaid Audit
Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness said that her office could not complete an examination of the Jeanne Jugan Residence nursing home because the facility did not keep proper documentation to…
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Sex Offender Gets 3-Plus Years in Prison for Wisconsin Nursing Home Assaults
A man who prompted an investigation into a Sauk City nursing home after being charged with sexually assaulting residents there in 2018 was recently sentenced to three years, one month,…
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