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NY Department of Health Signals Costly Fines for Ignoring Staffing Issues

A COVID-era law targeting understaffing at health care facilities has seen its first significant settlement, serving as a signal to other New York facilities to address staffing issues in a timely manner or face fines....more

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In Staffing Push, Nurses Fight for Patients and Themselves

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In the years since enduring the front lines of the Covid pandemic, nurses have been increasingly vocal about the challenges they face in securing adequate working conditions—and the direct correlation between working...more

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Amidst Union Complaints, New York Adds Guidance for Hospital Staffing Committees

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In response to thousands of agency complaints it received in 2023, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) issued guidance to hospitals on March 26, 2024, regarding compliance with recent legislation on clinical...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: May 2023

Five former Memphis-based hospital employees and another man have pled guilty to unlawfully disclosing patient information in violation of HIPAA, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee Kevin Ritz announced....more

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COVID-19-Related Immunity for Facilities and Providers Clawed Back

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Earlier this month, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill to limit the scope of immunity for healthcare facilities (including nursing homes and hospitals) and healthcare professionals for future non-COVID-19...more

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