Medical Device Company to Pay $700,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Medical device manufacturer THD America Inc., located in Natick, Massachusetts, and its corporate parent, THD SpA of Italy (collectively, THD), have agreed to pay $700,000 to resolve allegations that THD…
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Georgia Healthcare Provider Sentenced for Obstructing Justice in Civil Investigation
The owner of Middle Georgia Family Rehab who directed two employees to illegally alter documents during a federal civil investigation into alleged improper healthcare billing by the business has been…
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Home Healthcare Company Operators Sentenced to Prison in $5.5M Kickback Scheme
A married Macomb County couple, Noli and Isabel Tcruz, both 68, were sentenced to 6 years in prison and 38 months in prison, respectively, on healthcare fraud kickback conspiracy, tax…
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Upstate NY Nursing Homes Ordered to Pay $375K in Back Wages for Overtime Violations
The US Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it had recovered $375,649 in back wages and liquidated damages for 806 current and former employees of nursing homes in upstate New…
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Study on Real-life Falls in Long-term Care: Interactions with Environmental Objects
Falls are the leading cause of injuries in older adults. Environmental objects (such as furniture, walls, and handrails) may act as hazards or facilitators to balance maintenance and safe landing….
Read More »Maryland AG Announces Conviction of Care Provider Who Assaulted Vulnerable Adult
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced a conviction in a case of abuse of a vulnerable adult. On August 28, 2024, following a bench trial, Kehinde Oluwatobi Ososanya, 38, of…
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Three Dead in Legionnaire’s Disease Outbreak at New York Assisted Living Facility
Three people are dead after a Legionnaire’s disease outbreak at a New York assisted living facility, officials announced Thursday.
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Oregon Hospital Hit with $303M Lawsuit after a Nurse Is Accused of Replacing Fentanyl with Tap Water
Attorneys representing both living and deceased patients of an Oregon hospital filed a $303 million lawsuit against the facility on Tuesday after a nurse was accused of replacing prescribed fentanyl…
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DOL Recovers $375K in Back Wages, Damages for 806 Nursing Home Workers
The US Department of Labor has recovered $375,649 in back wages and liquidated damages for 806 current and former employees of nursing homes in upstate New York that denied them…
Read More »Former Texas Nurse Loses License, Sentenced to Jail for Stealing Drugs
A former nurse at a Houston, Texas, hospital has been sentenced to 120 days in Harris County Jail, four years of probation, and a lifetime ban from practicing nursing in…
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