MI Hospital, Staffing Agencies Sued for Allegedly Neglecting to Investigate Sexual Harassment by Hospital Executive
Fieger Law filed a lawsuit Friday against William Beaumont Hospital and connected talent agencies on behalf of a Beaumont employee who was allegedly sexually harassed by a Beaumont executive in…
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HHS Announces Nearly $4.9 Billion Distribution to Nursing Facilities Impacted by COVID-19
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing it has begun distributing billions in additional relief funds to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to help them combat the…
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AP Count: Over 4,300 Virus Patients Sent to NY Nursing Homes
More than 4,300 recovering coronavirus patients were sent to New York’s already vulnerable nursing homes under a controversial state directive that was ultimately scrapped amid criticisms it was accelerating the…
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COVID-19 Presents Antibiotic Stewardship with Challenges, Opportunities
In the months since the novel coronavirus emerged in China and began spreading around the globe, reports of bacterial co-infections and widespread antibiotic use in COVID-19 patients has prompted concerns…
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CT Dept. of Health Releases New Report Detailing Problems in Coronavirus Infections at Nursing Homes
The Connecticut Department of Health has released a new report detailing problems with covid-19 infection control at 20 nursing homes across the state.
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Franklin, Tennessee-Based Rinova Settles Allegations of Fraudulent Operations of Former Pain MD Clinics
Franklin, Tennessee-based Rinova The Wellness Group, PC has settled the United States’ allegations that Medicare overpaid Rinova for claims that were non-payable due to fraudulent misrepresentations. The government alleged that…
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New Jersey Lowers Covid-19 Death Toll at Long-Term Care Facilities by 1,400
New Jersey on Tuesday lowered the number of reported coronavirus-related deaths at the state’s long-term care facilities by about 1,400, after health officials determined those residents had not received a…
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Suit Filed against Kansas Nursing Home with 14 Virus Deaths
The family of an 88-year-old man who died in a COVID-19 outbreak at a suburban Kansas City nursing home has sued.
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Illinois Nursing Home Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A Geneva nursing home where a quarter of the residents died from COVID-19 is being sued by the family of a 97-year-old woman who says they want to hold Bria…
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Missing Connecticut Nursing Home Resident Died of Hypothermia
A Wallingford nursing home resident who was found dead outside the facility in January after wandering away died of hypothermia, according to the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
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