Physician and Medical Practice Pay $3.8 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
A California physician and her former medical practice have agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims to…
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Former Tufts Medical Center Doctor Convicted of Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child
A former anesthesiologist at Tufts Medical Center was convicted yesterday by a federal jury of attempted sex trafficking of a child. Sadeq Ali Quraishi, 47, was convicted of one count…
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Urine Drug Testing Laboratory and Owner Agree to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
LabXperior Corporation and owner Tina Ball have paid $235,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the Federal False Claims Act and North Carolina False Claims Act by knowingly billing North…
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Former CEO of Chicago Hospital Added to Federal Indictment Alleging Corruption and Embezzlement
An ongoing federal investigation into alleged corruption and embezzlement at a Chicago hospital has resulted in a conspiracy charge against the hospital’s former Chief Executive Officer. A 45-count, second superseding…
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San Diego Physician and Medical Practice Pay $3.8M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Dr. Janette J. Gray of San Diego and her former medical practice, The Center for Health & Wellbeing in San Diego, have agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle allegations…
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Rhysida Leaks Nursing Home Data, Demands $1.5M from Axis
Ransomware gang Rhysida is threatening to dump data on the dark web that belongs to a Colorado provider of mental health, substance abuse and other healthcare services unless it pays…
Read More »Behavioral Health Hospital Settles ADA Violations Involving Service Animals
On October 10, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington announced that a behavioral health hospital had agreed to implement remedial measures over the next two years…
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Hospital Fund and Nursing Homes Partnership Successfully Reduces Medication Overload
A United Hospital Fund (UHF) partnership with nursing homes focused on safe “deprescribing”—decreasing the use of potentially inappropriate medications—has successfully reduced the average number of medications prescribed to each resident…
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Iowa Nursing Home Cited For Insufficient Staff after Resident Dies
A resident of a Mason City nursing home died in August after sustaining numerous injuries that doctors described as suspicious in nature, according to state records.
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At Least 135 Residents Rescued from Flooded Assisted Living Facility in Tampa
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said nearly 1,000 people had to be rescued from floodwaters caused by Hurricane Milton, and one of those rescue operations took place at an assisted living…
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