Mental Health Services Providers Pay over a Million to Settle False Claims Liability
Two mental healthcare providers in the South Texas area have agreed to pay $1,083,000 to resolve False Claims Act (FCA) allegations regarding the submission of claims to Medicare, TRICARE and…
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Long-Term Care Healthcare-Associated Infections in 2023: An Analysis of 23,970 Reports
Preventing healthcare-associated infections continue to be a challenge in long-term care settings. Based on reports submitted by long-term care facilities to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS), infection rates…
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Michigan Woman Charged with Embezzlement from Vulnerable Adult
Cheryl Colburn, 65, of Ithaca, was arraigned on Monday in the 64B District Court in Stanton before Magistrate Brian G. Wagner on one count of Embezzlement from a Vulnerable Adult,…
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Pennsylvania Woman Allegedly Stole Nearly $23K from Elderly Relative in Nursing Home
A Pennsylvania woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly stealing $22,988 from an elderly relative and mismanaging her finances. The defendant is accused of 17 counts of forgery and identity…
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Massachusetts Imposes Receiver on Three Long-Term Care Centers
Three long-term care facilities owned by Blupoint Healthcare are under temporary receivership after state officials grew worried about staffing levels and poor quality of care, Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office…
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By Relaxing English Requirements, NH Aims to Train More LNAs
A new law will make it easier for people who speak English as a second language to become licensed nursing assistants in New Hampshire.
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Doctor Convicted for Illegally Distributing over 1.8M Doses of Opioids and $5M Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted a Louisiana physician for conspiring to illegally distribute over 1.8 million doses of Schedule II controlled substances, including oxycodone and morphine, and for defrauding healthcare benefit…
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Two Individuals Indicted for Stealing More Than $150,000 from MassHealth Program
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced today that two individuals have been charged with falsely billing MassHealth’s Personal Care Attendant (PCA) program for more than $150,000 in services that were…
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Alaska Doctor and Her Husband Charged with Healthcare Fraud and Tax Evasion
A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last week charging an Anchorage doctor and her husband with healthcare fraud and tax evasion. According to court documents, from 2010…
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Tennessee Nursing Home Employees Locate Smoking Air Conditioner, Preventing Fire
Early on Sunday morning, the Dunlap Fire Department was dispatched to a nursing home in Sequatchie County for a fire alarm.
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