CDC Report Highlights Risks of Contaminated Ice Machines in B. multivorans Outbreaks
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlights an outbreak of Burkholderia multivorans infections linked to contaminated ice machines in hospitals. According to the CDC’s…
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NC Physician Assistant Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Role in $10M Telemedicine Fraud Scheme
A physician assistant was sentenced to prison for his role in a $10 million Medicare fraud scheme involving genetic testing. Colby Edward Joyner, 37, of Monroe, NC, was sentenced to…
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Stolen Vienna Sausages Lead to GA Nursing Home Resident Being Stabbed in the Chest
An argument over who stole Vienna Sausages at a coastal Georgia nursing home ended with one man being stabbed in the chest.
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Man Fatally Shoots His 81-Year-Old Wife at a Connecticut Nursing Home
A man fatally shot his 81-year-old wife and then took his own life at a Connecticut nursing home Friday, according to a company official.
Read More »Kansas Brothers Engaged in Medicare Fraud After Prior Exclusion
Two Kansas men, who are brothers, pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to defraud a federal healthcare program. According to court documents, each brother entered a plea to one…
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Ten Pharma Executives, Sales Reps, and Brokers Charged in 70M Opioid Pill Sales
Charges against five pharmaceutical distributor executives and five pharmaceutical sales representatives and brokers have been unsealed in the Southern District of Texas, Southern District of Florida, Eastern District of Missouri,…
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Kansas Nursing Home Employee Pleads Guilty to ID Thefts
A former employee of a Wichita Falls nursing home pleads guilty to theft using elderly residents’ credit card information she obtained while the residents were out of their rooms.
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Kansas Brothers Plead Guilty to $3.4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Two Kansas men pleaded guilty to taking part in a scheme to defraud a federal healthcare program. According to court documents, Todd Eck, 60, of Wichita, and Bradley Eck, 56,…
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Indiana Doctor Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay Restitution
Johann Farley, 60 years old, of Crown Point, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to healthcare fraud. Farley was sentenced to…
Read More »Texas Hospital CEO to Pay $5.3 Million and Faces 25-Year Exclusion over Kickback Scheme
A former Texas hospital chief executive officer (CEO) has agreed to pay $5,343,630 to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act involving illegal payments to physicians for laboratory referrals in…
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