NY AG Secures More Than $7.6 Million from Health Insurer for Using Banned Medicaid Provider
New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a settlement with Fidelis Care (Fidelis) for causing vulnerable Medicaid patients in Central New York to receive treatment at a company owned…
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US DOL Recovers $30K from Tennessee Assisted Living Centers Operator for Retaliating against Employee
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has recovered $31,761 in back wages and damages from a Tennessee operator of assisted living communities that illegally fired one worker for questioning the…
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CMS Data Breach Exposes PHI of 950,000 Medicare Beneficiaries
On September 6, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a data breach affecting individuals’ protected health information (PHI) and personally identifiable information (PII). This breach involved…
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United States Settles Claims of Durable Medical Equipment Fraud against Delaware Physician
US Attorney David C. Weiss announced that Dr. Vishal Patel, a Wilmington physician, has agreed to pay $1,080,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by ordering…
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Boston Physician Resolves Allegations of Improper Prescribing Practices Involving Controlled Substances
A physician who practiced at Brigham and Women’s Hospital has agreed to pay $25,000 in civil penalties to settle allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act by prescribing opioid…
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Behavioral Healthcare Company Executive Charged with Healthcare Fraud
The Chief Executive Officer of Dana Group Associates, who is also the former Chief Operating Officer of Prime Behavioral Health, was charged in connection with a scheme to defraud healthcare…
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EEOC Sues Helia Healthcare for Sexual Harassment, Disability Discrimination and Retaliation
Helia Healthcare, doing business as Doctors Nursing Rehabilitation Center, violated federal laws by subjecting a licensed practical nurse to sexual harassment by a supervisor, failing to accommodate a short medical…
Read More »Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak at Assisted Living Facility Results in Fourth Death
On September 10, health officials reported that a fourth person had died due to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at an assisted living facility in upstate New York. The outbreak,…
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$15M Lawsuit Blames Virginia Assisted Living Facility for Woman’s Death
A $15 million wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a nursing home patient who died shortly after falling out of a wheelchair.
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Iowa CNA Arrested on Charges Related to Theft from Nursing Home Resident
A certified nursing assistant (CNA) was arrested Sunday morning on charges for her alleged involvement in the theft of a credit card from a resident at an Iowa nursing home.
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