Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak at Assisted Living Facility Results in Fourth Death
On September 10, health officials reported that a fourth person had died due to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at an assisted living facility in upstate New York. The outbreak,…
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$15M Lawsuit Blames Virginia Assisted Living Facility for Woman’s Death
A $15 million wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a nursing home patient who died shortly after falling out of a wheelchair.
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Iowa CNA Arrested on Charges Related to Theft from Nursing Home Resident
A certified nursing assistant (CNA) was arrested Sunday morning on charges for her alleged involvement in the theft of a credit card from a resident at an Iowa nursing home.
Read More »Ohio Nursing Home to Pay $30,000 in EEOC Racial Discrimination and Harassment Charge
An Ohio nursing home has agreed to pay $30,000 to settle a racial harassment, discrimination, and retaliation charge filed with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency…
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Water Pipe Burst Leads to Evacuation of Nebraska Nursing Home
Early Monday morning, a nursing home in Waverly was evacuated after a pipe burst, causing water to shoot from the ceiling above the nurses’ station and prompting a response from…
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Marketer of Durable Medical Equipment Admits Multimillion-Dollar Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A Miami Beach, Florida, man admitted his role in a durable medical equipment healthcare fraud scheme. Christopher Vehovec, 31, of Miami Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty to an information charging him…
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Pharmacists Convicted of $13M Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurer Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted four pharmacy owners for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and wire fraud. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Raef Hamaed, of Maricopa County,…
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CMS Notifies Individuals Potentially Impacted by Data Breach
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS) are notifying people whose protected health information or other personally identifiable information (PII) may have…
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Majestic Care of Columbus to Pay $30,000 in EEOC Racial Discrimination and Harassment Charge
Nursing facility Majestic Care will pay $30,000 to settle a racial harassment, discrimination and retaliation charge filed with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. An…
Read More »CMS Announces Updated SNF ABN Form: Implementation Deadline Approaches
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), with the assistance of their contractors, revised the Skilled Nursing Facility Advance Beneficiary Notice (SNF ABN), Form CMS-10055, along with the form…
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