NH Nursing Home Board Members ‘Cut in Line’ for COVID-19 Vaccine
Board members at a Rye nursing home “cut in line” for a COVID-19 vaccine, according to New Hampshire health officials.
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Hospital fined $43K after COVID-19 outbreak linked to inflatable Christmas costume
A hospital in California was hit with a $43,000 fine for failing to quickly report a deadly coronavirus outbreak — which may have been caused by a worker wearing an…
Read More »Connecticut Hospital Faces Class Action for Allegedly Reusing Insulin Pens
A Superior Court judge in Waterbury, Conn., has certified class action status for a lawsuit against a hospital regarding the use of multidose insulin pens.
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US Department of Labor’s Osha Announces $3,930,381 in Coronavirus Violations
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Dec. 31, 2020, the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations arising from 300 inspections for…
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EEOC Unveils New Webpage Concerning Systemic Enforcement
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today posted new information on its website explaining the use of administrative and litigation tools used to identify and pursue systemic discriminatory practices…
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Family Sues over Cold Weather Death of Georgia Man Who Left Madison Veterans Hospital
The family of a Georgia veteran who died in Madison nearly three years ago when he wandered away from the Veterans Hospital in bitterly cold temperatures filed a lawsuit Tuesday…
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US Department of Labor’s OSHA Announces $3,849,222 in Coronavirus Violations
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Dec. 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations arising from 295 inspections for…
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New York threatens nursing homes with big fines for late reports: industry group
Nursing homes reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic say they’ve been slapped with $2,000-a-day fines for blowing their daily deadline to report data to the state Health Department — including by as little…
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US Attorney’s Office Settles Disability Discrimination Allegations with Operator of Skilled Nursing Facilities
The US Attorney’s Office reached an agreement today with Alliance Health and Human Services, the operator of eight skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts, to resolve allegations that they violated the…
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Medicare Home Health Agency Provider Compliance Audit
[The home health agency] did not comply with Medicare billing requirements for 21 of the 100 home health claims that we reviewed. For these claims, [the agency] received net overpayments…
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