Five Connecticut nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health in connection with incidents of inadequate staffing and injuries to patients that included cuts and a broken leg. (more…) Continue Reading →
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Most CT Hospitals Face Medicare Penalties For Quality Measures
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More than two-thirds of Connecticut hospitals will face Medicare penalties for lagging clinical-care measures in the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, with smaller hospitals including Johnson Memorial, Windham and New Milford losing the highest percentage of reimbursement. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, I-Team In-Depth, Dr. Thomas J. Balcezak, Griffin Hospital, Johnson Memorial Hospital, Medicare penalities, Midstate Medical Center, New Milford Hospital
Four Nursing Homes Fined
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Four Connecticut nursing homes have been fined more than $1,000 each in connection with incidents involving residents who sustained dramatic weight loss, dehydration, cuts and broken bones. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Amberwoods of Farmington, Jewish Home for the Elderly of Fairfield County Inc., Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation of Windsor, Maefair Health Care Center
Over State Objections, Med Board Reinstates Pulmonologist’s License
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Over the objections of the state Department of Public Health, a divided state Medical Examining Board Tuesday reinstated the medical license of a Woodbridge pulmonologist who had inappropriate sexual contact with two women during medical exams in 2004. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Connecticut Medical Examing Board, Dr. Douglas C. Wisch, Dr. Leslie M. Lothstein, Dr. Sushil Gupta
Four Nursing Homes Fined, One After Patient Dies
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Four Connecticut nursing homes have been fined by the state in connection with cases of a resident dying after a fall, another being burned, others who broke a leg, hip or cervical bone and one who was sexually abused by a visitor. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Bethel Healthcare Center, Department of Public Health, Elm Hill Nursing Center, Maple View Manor, regency heights
CT Joins $1.2 Billion Settlement With Johnson & Johnson, Janssen
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Connecticut will receive more than $10 million in one of the largest pharmaceutical fraud settlements in history, as Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., resolve allegations of unlawfully marketing two antipsychotic drugs, including Risperdal, heavily used among nursing-home patients. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, $10 million settlement, Attorney General George Jepsen, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, Kevin Kane, Risperdal
Hospitals Show Financial Gains, But Smaller Facilities Struggle
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Connecticut’s acute-care hospitals ended the last fiscal year in slightly better financial health than in the prior year, with just five of 30 hospitals reporting losses, according to a new state report. Data filed with the state Office of Health Care Access (OHCA) shows that six hospitals had operating losses in the 2012 fiscal year – the same number as in 2011, but fewer than in 2010. When non-operating gains and losses are included, five hospitals had negative total margins, or deficits – down from eight in 2011. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, I-Team In-Depth, Affordable Care Act, Griffin Hospital, Hospital of Central Connecticut, Middlesex Hospital, Milford Hospital, New Milford Hospital
Med Board Fines Doc For Inappropriate Sexual Contact With Patient
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The state Medical Examining Board fined a New Haven doctor $5,000 on Tuesday for having inappropriate sexual contact with a female patient in 2008. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Bristol Hospital, Connecticut Department of Public Health, Dr. Ljudmil Kljusev, Dr. Si Hoi Lam, Dr. Victoria Biondi, state Medical Examining Board
East Hampton Restaurant Cited For Labor Violations
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An Asian food restaurant in East Hampton was shut down after state labor department inspectors found that it was illegally hiring minors. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Connecticut Department of Labor, Hung Won Restaurant, Jimmy Chan
Three Nursing Homes Fined
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Three Connecticut nursing homes have been fined more than $1,000 each in connection with incidents that left three residents suffering broken bones. (more…) Continue Reading →