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APIC Statement Regarding Resistant C. Auris Spreading In U.S. Healthcare Facilities

August 25, 2021

On July 23, 2021, the CDC issued a report in which it stated, “Candida auris is an emerging, often multidrug-resistant yeast that is highly transmissible, resulting in health care–associated outbreaks, especially in long-term care facilities. Skin colonization with C. auris allows spread a[...]

CDC’s COVID-19 Update (August 13, 2021)

August 16, 2021

The CDC reported on August 13, 2021 that a total of 36,268,057 COVID-19 cases have been reported as of August 11, 2021. The current 7-day moving average of daily new cases (114,190) increased 18.4% compared with the previous 7-day moving average (96,454). The current 7-day moving average is 66.3% hi[...]

Cancer Statistics For The United States (2013 – 2018)

August 11, 2021

An article published on July 8, 2021 in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute entitled “Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, Part 1: National Cancer Statistics” reported: “Cancer death rates in the United States continue to decline overall and for many cancer[...]

The Doctors Company CEO Discusses Current Medical Malpractice Issues In Recent Interview

August 4, 2021

Dr. Richard E. Anderson, Chairman and CEO of The Doctors Company, the largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer in the United States, was recently interviewed and provided the following insights, from his perspective: Q: Health care workers were on the front lines during the pandemic. How[...]

AARP Nursing Home COVID-19 Report (July 2021)

July 23, 2021

AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard was updated as of July 15, 2021 and tracks five categories of the impact of COVID-19 in nursing homes, which has killed more than 184,000 nursing home residents and staff of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. The AARP Dashboard is updated [...]

$36.7M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict For CMV In Donor Sperm Infecting Twins In Utero

July 19, 2021

In a 107-page Memorandum Of Decision dated June 28, 2021, a Connecticut Superior Court Judge awarded a husband and wife over $37.6 million in their Connecticut medical malpractice case filed against the State of Connecticut for medical negligence and lack of informed consent involving CMV-infected d[...]

Survey Finds 94% Of U.S. Nursing Homes Face Staffing Shortages

July 13, 2021

The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) conducted a survey of 616 nursing homes and 122 assisted living communities across the U.S., inquiring about challenges they face in their workforce. The survey found that almost three-fourths of nursing homes a[...]

OIG Report: COVID-19 Impact On Medicare Beneficiaries In Nursing Homes During 2020

July 12, 2021

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a report in June 2021 entitled, “COVID-19 Had a Devastating Impact on Medicare Beneficiaries in Nursing Homes During 2020,” that found that of the approximately 3.1 million Medicare be[...]

Feds Detail $65 Million Nationwide Conspiracy To Defraud Federal Health Care Programs

June 12, 2021

The owners of four orthotic brace suppliers and several marketing companies were charged in a complaint unsealed on April 21, 2021 for allegedly orchestrating a nationwide kickback and bribery scheme to order medically unnecessary orthotic braces for Medicare beneficiaries. The complaint alleges tha[...]

Federal Appellate Court Rejects Presumption That Medical Records Are Accurate And Complete As To All Patient’s Physical Conditions

June 6, 2021

In its opinion filed on May 20, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) stated: “We reject as incorrect the presumption that medical records are accurate and complete as to all the patient’s physical conditions. Although a pati[...]

GAO Report On COVID-19 Nursing Home Outbreaks

June 2, 2021

The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a report on May 19, 2021 entitled “COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: Most Homes Had Multiple Outbreaks and Weeks of Sustained Transmission from May 2020 through January 2021” in which it reported that it found that nu[...]

University Of Miami Agrees To Pay $22 Million To Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations

May 31, 2021

The United States Department of Justice announced on May 10, 2021 that the University of Miami (“UM”) has agreed to pay $22 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by ordering medically unnecessary laboratory tests, and submitting false claims through its lab[...]

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