Outbreak of Drug-Resistant Germ at Detroit Hospital Prompts Pause in New Patient Admissions
An outbreak of a drug-resistant fungal germ in a Detroit specialty hospital on the city’s northwest side has prompted the facility to pause all patient admissions as health officials work…
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William Husel, Ohio doctor accused in 14 high-dose fentanyl deaths, acquitted of murder
A former Ohio doctor was acquitted of murder Wednesday after he was accused of hastening the deaths of 14 critically ill patients by ordering large doses of the powerful painkiller…
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HHS Releases New Data and Report on Hospital and Nursing Home Ownership
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is taking actions to promote competition and transparency in our nation’s healthcare system that can improve the safety and quality of…
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Pennsylvania Man Who Raped Fellow Nursing Home Patient Gets 10–20 Years
A former nursing home patient in an eastern Montgomery County town is heading to prison for up to two decades after a judge sentenced him last week to time behind…
Read More »A Travel Nurse Leaves Fears of Hospital Drug Tampering across Three States
Health officials in at least three states are investigating a travel nurse suspected of tampering with and potentially contaminating vials and syringes of opioid painkillers in two hospitals, then returning…
Read More »Burned Woman Sues New Jersey Hospital, Nursing Agency
The woman who was burned and assaulted by a contracted nurse at Hackensack University Medical Center earlier this year has sued the hospital and nursing agency, court records show.
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HHS Takes Actions to Promote Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes
April 11, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its fiscal year (FY) 2023 Skilled Nursing Facilities Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) proposed rule, which includes asking for…
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Antipsychotic Medication Prescribing in LTC Facilities Increased in Early Months of COVID-19 Pandemic
Prescriptions dispensed for antipsychotics in nursing homes and assisted living facilities increased since the beginning of the pandemic, with 20.8 thousand dispensed in 2020 compared to 20.5 thousand in 2019.
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After death of Pennsylvania nursing home resident, $150K settlement in play
A Colorado-based estate is ready to settle claims that the death of a Coatesville nursing care facility resident from an inter-cranial hemorrhage nearly three years ago was the result of…
Read More »Florida AG Announces Arrest of Two Group-Home Employees for Beating a Disabled Man
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), with the assistance of the Ocoee Police Department and Winter Haven Police Department, arrested two Central Florida men for abusing a…
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