Nearly 15 million individuals were affected by more than 450 large-scale health data breaches in 2010 and 2011, investigators said in a recent report to Congress. The theft of devices containing protected...
House committee approves tort reform proposal — again
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Brett Bakshis
Apr 01, 2011
House Republicans recently moved one step closer to passing a key tort reform bill. Following an 18-15 vote in the House Judiciary Committee, the “Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare...
Ask The Legal Expert: Second chances on prospective employee drug tests?
By
John Durso
Nov 02, 2018
A prospective employee’s background drug test came back positive and he staunchly disputes the results. We need all the workers we can get. Under what grounds should/could we retest him? Do we owe him...
As the legal expert … about union organizing
By
John Durso
Feb 01, 2015
I have heard that an employee is starting to organize unionization efforts on her Facebook page. What can I do?
Court blocks effort to put an RN on every surveyor team
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 14, 2019
Thirty-one nursing homes that want a registered nurse to be on all survey teams had their case against the government dismissed recently, with a federal judge ruling they must exhaust administrative appeals...
Avoid performing CPR on a dead resident, earn an F-tag
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 22, 2018
A Minnesota nursing home has been cited for neglect after four nurses failed to perform CPR on a resident, even though the resident appeared to have been dead for several hours.
State top court rules against enforcing arbitration clauses
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 05, 2015
The Kentucky Supreme Court has added a significant decision to the body of rulings concerning nursing home pre-dispute arbitration agreements.
Hospice beneficiaries at a draw with HHS
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2012
What hospice services will pay for, and whether beneficiaries receive correct information from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, converged as issues in court this summer.
SNF settles fraud, neglect suit for $28M
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Aug 06, 2016
A New York skilled nursing facility has agreed to pay $28 million and implement reforms to settle a lawsuit alleging fraud, neglect and criminal conduct by the facility’s owners and staff.
‘Improvement standard’ still being used: Jimmo winners
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 04, 2016
A landmark legal settlement that, in part, compels the federal government to pay for more therapy and treatment of Medicare beneficiaries is not being adhered to, advocates complained in court recently.