70% of Physicians Reported For Committing Sexual Misconduct With A Patient Are Never Disciplined By a Medical Licensing Board, Finds Recent Study
A recent study was conducted to determine whether physicians who were found to have committed sexual misconduct with a patient were disciplined by the state medical licensing board. The study...
FBI Raid of Indiana Nursing Home CEO Raises Additional Concerns About Indiana’s Nursing Home Industry
According to various news reports, the FBI has begun conducting a raid at the Carmel home of the CEO of an Indiana nursing home corporation, American Senior Communities. According to...
Mishawaka Nursing Home Cited for Multiple Care Violations
According to a report obtained from the Indiana State Department of Health, the “Michiana Health and Rehabilitation Center”, located at 1420 East Douglas Road in Mishawaka, was investigated by state...
Voyeurism Felony Charge for Indiana Nursing Home Employee
A former employee of the Waters of Scottsburg nursing home has been charged with the felony of voyeurism involving a nursing home patient, according to a media report. According to...
Lawsuit Filed Against ADT By Victims of Brutal Assault
The Powless Law Firm has filed a lawsuit against ADT Security Services, Inc. and related corporations in Elkhart County on behalf of a mother and her two children who were...
Study Shows Most Nursing Homes Lie To Consumers About Nursing Staff Levels
For several years now families faced with making a decision on finding a nursing home for their loved one in need of skilled care have used the CMS’ Nursing Home...
Consumer Reports – Hospitals Are Dangerous To Patient Safety
In its upcoming May 2013 issue, Consumer Reports is releasing their updated hospital safety ratings, and the grades show that hospitals are still a dangerous place to be. It is...
Bloomington Doctor Sentenced For Health Care Fraud
Recently, we posted an investigation by the Center for Public Integrity that found that fraudulent billing practices by hospitals and physicians appears to be on the rise, wasting billions of...
Profits Over Patients: Study Finds Quality Concerns at Largest For-Profit Nursing Homes
A recent study conducted by researchers at UC San Francisco concluded that consumers considering a nursing home should also ask ‘who owns this place’? The study found that among the...
Indiana Lawmakers Take Action Against Nursing Homes’ Risky 911 Policy
Indiana state senator Patricia Miller has proposed legislation that would require nursing homes to call the nearest medical emergency team to respond in urgent situations. The proposed legislation, Indiana Senate...