Medicare Cuts Payments To 15 Hospitals For High Infection Rates, Injuries By Cara Rosner e Fifteen Connecticut hospitals will lose 1 percent of their Medicare reimbursements this fiscal year as penalties for having relatively high…
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Shifting Social Attitudes, Stagnant Budgets Fuel Dramatic Rise In STDs
By Elizabeth Heubeck Despite the best efforts of health departments across the state, the number of reported cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) continues to rise dramatically, mirroring a national trend. According to surveillance data…
Nursing Homes Fined For Putting Residents At Risk
By Cara Rosner Six nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) for violations that resulted in residents being endangered or injured. Noble Horizons in Salisbury was fined $6,660 for…
Nursing Homes Fined For Improper Cleaning Of Equipment, Lapses In Care
By Cara Rosner Five Connecticut nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) for various violations, including several instances in which equipment wasn’t properly cleaned. In one citation, Apple Rehab…
Immigrants Are Wary Of Using Assistance Programs As Feds Weigh Policy Change
By Colleen Shaddox Melanie Stengel Photo. Amilla, 16 months, places Dr. Marietta Vázquez’s stethoscope over her heart. When immigrant families bring their children to the Yale Children’s Hispanic Clinic, it’s just not about check-ups and…
DPH Fines Nursing Homes For Lapses In Care; Two Cases Involved Deaths
By Kate Farrish Six nursing homes have been cited by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) for lapses in care, including two cases in which residents died. DPH fined Hancock Hall in Danbury $10,000…
Affordable Prescription Pricing, Public Insurance Option Among Legislature’s Health Care Goals
By Christopher Hoffman Although Gov. Ned Lamont said nothing about health care policy in his inaugural speech to the General Assembly, it’s likely to be a major theme of at least his early months in…
State Suspends Two Nurses’ Licenses For Alcohol Abuse
By Kate Farrish The state Board of Examiners for Nursing on today suspended the licenses of two registered nurses, saying their abuse of alcohol poses a danger to the public. The first nurse, Laura Kisatsky…
Med Board Fines Greenwich Doctor For Prescribing High Doses Of Opioids
By Kate Farrish The state Medical Examining Board fined a Greenwich doctor $3,000 on Tuesday for failing to justify prescribing high doses of opioids for patients in 2015 and 2016. The board also reprimanded the…
State Fines Nursing Homes For Lapses In Care, Resident Death
By Cara Rosner Five Connecticut nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) following lapses in care, including one incident after which a resident died. Jewish Senior Services of Bridgeport…
Med Board Recommends Reinstating License Of Doctor Who Served Prison Term
By Kate Farrish The state Medical Examining Board today recommended reinstating the medical license of a former Yale School of Medicine department head who served nine months in prison for lying about his travel expenses…
State Fines APRN For Inappropriately Prescribing Drugs; Disciplines Three Others
By Kate Farrish A nurse at Avon Old Farms School was fined $5,000 today by the state Board of Examiners for Nursing for inappropriately prescribing controlled substances to herself, family members and friends 42 times….
Stamford Hospital Fined $55,000 For Operating Blood Draw Facility Without Approval By Cara Rosner Stamford Hospital has been fined $55,000 by the state for allowing a phlebotomist to draw blood at a Southington facility before…
Nursing Homes Penalized For High Hospital Readmissions
By Cara Rosner Most Connecticut nursing homes will see their Medicare reimbursements reduced in the coming year for having high resident readmission rates to hospitals. Of Connecticut’s 224 nursing homes, 75 percent (168) are being…
Post 9/11 Veterans Suffering From PTSD And Nation’s Indifference
By Peggy McCarthy 1 hour ago Since serving in the military post 9/11, veterans Michael Thomas, Tiara Boehm and Jay Murray have endured losses they attribute to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), including destroyed marriages,…
Health Insurance Open Enrollment Begins Nov. 1; You Can Window Shop Starting Today
By Cara Rosner Consumers will have the shortest open enrollment period yet to shop for 2019 health insurance plans – 45 days — but they can “window shop” and compare plans beginning today. Open enrollment…
State Disciplines LPN For Mistreatment Of York Inmate, Disciplines 7 Others
By Kate Farrish The state Board of Examiners for Nursing this week disciplined eight nurses, including reprimanding a York Correctional Institution nurse for failing to properly care for an inmate who suffered a serious brain…
State Places Yale Doctor On Probation For Alcohol Abuse
By Kate Farrish The state Medical Examining Board Tuesday placed a Yale Cancer Center doctor’s license on probation for five years, saying his excessive abuse of alcohol affects his ability to practice as a physician….
Navy Sexual Assault Survivor Gets Discharge Upgrade
By Peggy McCarthy A Connecticut Navy veteran who was sexually assaulted while serving in Japan has been awarded an honorable discharge after she challenged the “bad paper” discharge status she had been given. Bianca Cruz…
Hospital Inspection Reports Available On C-HIT; Bridgeport, Hartford Among Facilities Cited
By Cara Rosner Various violations that jeopardized patient safety, including two that preceded patient deaths and several involving the improper use of restraints, have taken place at Connecticut hospitals, according to the most recent hospital…