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,…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »Durable Medical Equipment Company to Pay $3.5M to Resolve False Claims
United States Attorney Gary M. Restaino announced that United Seating and Mobility, LLC, d/b/a Numotion (Numotion), a Missouri limited liability company that provides specialized durable medical equipment, agreed to pay…
Read More »Texarkana Physician Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Prison for Illegal Prescriptions
A Texarkana Physician was sentenced to 87 months in prison followed by three years of supervised on two counts of Distribution of a Schedule II Controlled Substance Without an Effective…
Read More »Family Sues Texas Nursing Facility over Alleged Negligence Leading to Death
A family filed a lawsuit against a nursing facility and associated parties, alleging gross negligence leading to the death of their loved one.
Read More »DOL Seeking Dozens of Workers Employed by Georgia Home Care Provider Owed $65K in Back Wages, Damages
The US Department of Labor (DOL) is trying to connect 26 former employees of a Cordele home healthcare company with their share of $65,944 in back wages and liquidated damages…
Read More »HIPAA Security Rule Facility Access Controls – What are they and how do you implement them?
In today’s environment of increased cyber-attacks and breaches of electronic protected health information (ePHI) caused by hacking, malware, or ransomware, HIPAA covered entities and business associates (collectively, “regulated entities”) may…
Read More »Home Healthcare and Hospice Provider to Pay $3.85M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
A nationwide healthcare company based in Dallas, Texas, along with its subsidiaries, has agreed to pay $3,850,000 to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act. The allegations pertain to…
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