US Attorneys and MAHEC Host ADA and Opioid Crisis Session on Combating Discrimination
The US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina partnered with the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina and the Mountain Area…
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Oklahoma Clinic Pays $246K to Settle False Medicare Claims for Unnecessary Ultrasounds
Oklahoma Medical Clinic, LLC (OMC), Tracy Ellis, DC, (Dr. Ellis) and Tristan Ellis (Mrs. Ellis), paid $150,000 to resolve allegations that they submitted or caused the submission of false claims…
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New OCR Guidance on Facility Access Controls for HIPAA Entities
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued new guidance emphasizing the importance of physical security measures in protecting electronic protected health…
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US Attorney Announces $10.8M Settlement with Provider over False Claims Act Misconduct
US Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, announced a settlement agreement between the federal government and St. Peter’s Health, in Helena, in which St. Peter’s will pay $10,844,201…
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Virginia Services Provider Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
A Suffolk woman pled guilty to one count of healthcare fraud and six counts of making false statements relating to healthcare matters. According to court documents, from June 2016 through…
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CEO Pleads Guilty to Felony Distribution of Unapproved Stem Cell Drug
The founder and chief executive officer of a California-based company that marketed stem cell-based products linked to multiple hospitalizations has pleaded guilty to a felony violation of the Federal Food,…
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Oklahoma City Physician Pays $165,000 to Settle Civil Penalty Claims
Tuan Alex Nguyen, MD paid $165,000 to settle civil penalty claims stemming from allegations he violated the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (“Act”) and its regulations,…
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California Doctor Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A California man was sentenced to 37 months in prison for his role in a $2.8 million fraud scheme in which Medicare was billed for hospice services that the patients…
Read More »Registered Nurse Loses License after Guilty Plea in Elder Neglect Case
On August 23, 2024, the Oregon Department of Justice announced that a Registered Nurse (RN) had pleaded guilty to felony Criminal Mistreatment in the First Degree. The RN, who was…
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Nurse Staffing Agencies to Pay More Than $600K in for Failure to Comply with Rate Limits
As part of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s ongoing efforts to curb rate violations by temporary nurse staffing agencies, which has resulted in nearly $900,000 in recoveries, her office today…
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