Staff Report news@lexingtonchronicle.com An Irmo woman has been arrested and charged with depriving vulnerable adults of their financial assets. According to a release from South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson’s office, Rose Shelley Davis, 64, of Lexington County, was indicted on one count of exploitation of a vulnerable person, one count of financial identity fraud, two counts of financial transaction card fraud (over $500 in a six-month period) and one count of breach of trust with intent to fraud. “The (Vulnerable Adult and Medicaid Provider Fraud) investigation revealed that between Nov. 10, 2021 and April 29, 2022, Davis is alleged…
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COO Tina Prescott named president and CEO of West Tennessee HealthcareJACKSON, Tenn. (Sept. 24, 2024) – On September 12, West Tennessee Healthcare lost its President and CEO, James “JR” Ross. JR was a dedicated and beloved leader whose vision and heart for this health care organization touched all who encountered him. He left a tremendous legacy and we will miss him deeply.At the monthly meeting of the West Tennessee Healthcare Board of Directors, board members reported that JR has prepared a succession plan to ensure continuity in leadership at West Tennessee Healthcare and has discussed that plan with the board.Consistent…
The study found that while New Jersey enjoys high-quality health care, health care costs have been rising sharply for nearly a decade. TRENTON – The Murphy Administration today released three reports assessing the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care in New Jersey. These reports are an important first step in understanding and addressing the health care affordability issues that affect individuals and families across the state and the nation. The reports demonstrate that lack of affordable health care continues to burden New Jerseyans and will help support the development of innovative and collaborative approaches to address high health care costs.…
Shiboo Varughese, CTO of CirrusLabs, a leading Atlanta-based technology company, is passionate about using AI to drive innovation. Getty Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in adults, but if diagnosed early and treated correctly, blindness can be prevented. However, diagnosis can be tedious and treatment requires specialized medical professionals. This is one of the reasons why the healthcare industry is turning to generative AI (GenAI): Recent studies have shown that deep learning models can accurately identify diabetic retinopathy from static retinal images. During testing, the AI models achieved diagnostic accuracy on par with expert ophthalmologists. This is just…
Massive data breach at Change Healthcare: medical records, social security numbers, and more exposed Last updated: September 25, 2024 6:58 AM EST Have you heard of it? Consumer Investigator Brian Roach answers. We first told you about this letter about a month ago when it was first sent out, but now another series of letters are being delivered to victims of the largest breach of medical records in history. This letter is from Change Healthcare, the largest medical payment processing company in the world. This company handles medical billing, and frankly, you probably haven’t heard of this. But your family…
The former Charles Morris Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Squirrel Hill will once again serve as a senior living home with a new look and vision. The Jewish Senior Citizens Association, which owns the facility, says the long-standing facility is part of a planned development to expand living options in Pittsburgh while meeting the ever-changing needs of city residents. “We are proud to provide such an incredible service for the seniors in our community,” said Jewish Senior Citizens Association President Louis Pran during last week’s annual meeting. “Our vision is to create a vibrant, inclusive community that supports seniors at…
Nursing home officials said all residents are safe and will be temporarily evacuated during the flooding. WHITEHALL, MI — Record rainfall was recorded in the Muskegon area on Tuesday, forcing some residents of a Whitehall nursing home to evacuate due to flooding. SKLD staff posted on their Facebook page Tuesday evening that there was minor flooding in parts of the nursing home, which led to residents being relocated to other areas of the facility. Officials stressed that all residents are safe. “We will provide updates as we work diligently to repair the building and return residents to their rooms,” the…
new york, September 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Compliancy Group has been named a Fall Leader in Healthcare Compliance Software by G2. As a leader for Fall 2024, Compliancy Group was ranked #1 in Policy Management, Audits & Risk Assessments, and BAA Management. In the Healthcare Risk Management category, Compliancy Group also ranked #1 in Templates, Education, Incident Management, and Report Generation. The Compliance Group was also recognized by: Best Relationship Momentum Leader High Performer To qualify for inclusion in the Healthcare Compliance category, a product must: Monitor, track and update changes in industry and government regulations and practices; Facilitate the…
According to the latest research from Barracuda Networks, a leading provider of cloud-first security solutions, more than a fifth (21%) of reported ransomware incidents in the past 12 months hit healthcare organizations, up from 18% a year ago. This was followed by manufacturing with 15% of reported attacks and technology companies with 13%, while education-related incidents are predicted to halve from 18% last year to account for 9% in 2023/24.Barracuda researchers analyzed publicly-disclosed ransomware attacks between August 2023 and July 2024, involving 37 countries and 36 different ransomware groups.The most prevalent ransomware group was the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, with LockBit…
Donald Trump’s claim during a debate with Kamala Harris that he had a “vision plan” for reforming America’s health care system raised eyebrows and drew ridicule, as if he was simply trying to fool voters into thinking he had actually thought about the issue when he hadn’t paid any attention to it at all.It was up to Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vance, to flesh out those bones. What he offered was hard to digest. This is also a common story: it’s a revival of “risk pools,” isolating people with certain pre-existing conditions into their own insurance market, so that healthy…