Springfield – The administration of Gov. JB Pritzker has significantly underestimated the cost and popularity of non-citizen immigrant health insurance programs, which cost $1.6 billion since the initiative began in 2020, according to an audit report released Wednesday.Apart from inaccurate forecasts of program costs and number of enrollees, the audit has registered over 6,000 people in the programme listed as “undocumented” despite having a Social Security number, and nearly 700 people enrolled in the programme for those over the age of 65. Additionally, around 400 people were enrolled in the program, but they appeared to have been in the country…
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Honolulu (Hawaiinewsnow) – This year marks the 75th anniversary of Hawaii's first long-term care facility for Kupuna and veterans.On Tuesday, Maunarani Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre hosted his son, Ukulele Vitoso Jake Shimabukuro and his brother.The nonprofit has begun celebrating its anniversary at a weekly event in January.The nonprofit organization said Shimizu Village was Maunarani's first volunteer performer 15 years ago.Shimajima was the first to take office as the Centre's first friend of Maunarani, according to the nonprofit.”It's a truly special place and you can just feel passion and love,” Shimamura said. “I mean, all the staff here, they just love…
Authorities have been investigating multiple listeria disease causes since 2018, and recent advances in genome sequencing have confirmed samples from Indiana's Prairie Farm dairy production plants are closely linked to tension, confirming that the FDA is able to establish a definitive link between contaminated products and ongoing listeria cases. According to the recall notice, the shake products are associated with Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texus, Washlvania, Washlvania, Washlvania, Washlvania, Washlvania, Washlvania, Washlvania, Washlvania, Washlvania, Washlvania, Washlvania, Washlvania, Washlvania, Washlvania, Washlvania, Washlvania, Washlvania, Washlvania,…
An NHS trust in the North East of England has become the first in the region to achieve a prestigious global nursing and midwifery quality mark. South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust announced last week that it had been awarded Pathway to Excellence designation. “The Pathway to Excellence programme highlights best practice that can be shared far and wide” Sharon McDowell This programme, run by the American Nurses Credentialing Centre (ANCC), celebrates hospitals that have created healthy working environments for nursing and midwifery staff. Organisations are judged across six standards, covering shared decision-making, leadership, quality, safety, wellbeing and professional…
A new study from Forescout Technologies' Vedere Labs recognizes that the healthcare sector remains a major target for ransomware attacks. However, the threats facing this sector are not limited to ransomware. They also identified a campaign by Silver Fox, a China-based APT group. This exploited the vulnerability of Philips Dicom's audience, setting up backdoors, keyloggers and cryptocurrency miners on victim computers. “Many of these attacks are related to ransomware, which can affect data availability and disrupt patient care, but other threats to healthcare organizations directly leverage medical applications.” blog Post. “During a new malicious software threat hunt, we identified a…
The House of Lords has voted in favour of exempting the health and social care sector from the upcoming National Insurance increase, which is due to take effect in April. In a significant development, peers supported an amendment to the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill by 305 votes to 175—a majority of 130. The amendment, proposed by Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Barker, aims to ensure that care providers, NHS GP practices, NHS-commissioned dentists, NHS-commissioned pharmacists, charitable health and care providers, and hospice services will continue to pay their current National Insurance contributions. Baroness Barker highlighted the financial…
(InvestigatetV) – Nursing facilities are designed to provide professional, everyday care to some of the most vulnerable families.That level of care can include everything from bathing to dressing to medication management.Over a million people are cared for in U.S. nursing homes each year, but this important part of our health care system faces a significant shortage of workers.A recent report by the American Medical Association found that 77% of facilities face staffing challenges. This has led the US government to implement the biggest changes to federal nursing home regulations in 30 years.Advocates say the new minimum staffing standards can significantly…
February 26th, 2025 07:24 AM IST Doctors and five other people related to private nursing homes in the Madhyaon area have been found to be part of a child trafficking racket, police said in a statement. Five people associated with private nursing homes in Madhyaon area were found to be part of a child trafficking racket, police said in a statement. All six were charged in police custody on Tuesday. All the accused, three of them, were women, and were caught near Shankarpurdar on Tuesday while trying to escape from the joint teams of police and crime department, police added…
(InvestigatetV) – Nursing facilities are designed to provide professional, everyday care to some of the most vulnerable families.That level of care can include everything from bathing to dressing to medication management.Over a million people are cared for in U.S. nursing homes each year, but this important part of our health care system faces a significant shortage of workers.A recent report by the American Medical Association found that 77% of facilities face staffing challenges. This has led the US government to implement the biggest changes to federal nursing home regulations in 30 years.Advocates say the new minimum staffing standards can significantly…
Brazil’s healthcare industry is undergoing rapid digital transformation to improve patient care while enhancing operational efficiency, according to a new ISG Provider Lens™ report. Both private providers and the public Unified Health System (SUS) are adopting innovative technologies like telemedicine, AI, and data analytics to address challenges ranging from access disparity to infrastructure needs.Healthcare companies are forming strategic partnerships with technology firms and startups to create integrated platforms that optimize care while reducing costs. Service providers are investing in cutting-edge tools including big data analytics for population health evaluation, wearable devices for remote monitoring, and…