Michigan Caregiver Convicted in Freezing Death of Assisted Living Facility Resident
On June 7, 2024, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that a 58-year-old woman was convicted by jury of Vulnerable Adult Abuse—Second Degree. The charges were related to the death…
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Massachusetts Psychiatrist Sentenced to over Eight Years in Prison for $19 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme
A Wellesley psychiatrist was sentenced for billing Medicare and private insurance companies for over $19 million in treatments he did not provide and obstructing justice in an attempt to conceal…
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Court Imposes Restrictions on Alcohol Addiction Treatment Company to Protect Consumers’ Private Information
The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that a federal court in Washington, DC, has entered a settlement that prohibits alcohol addiction treatment company Monument Inc. from…
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Legionnaires’ Disease Is Rising in Florida Healthcare Facilities
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed a disturbing trend of waterborne disease outbreaks caused by pathogens in drinking water over a six-year period.
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CityMD Agrees to Pay over $12M for Alleged False Claims to the COVID-19 Uninsured Program
City Medical of the Upper East Side, PLLC, Summit Medical Group, P.A., Summit Health Management, LLC, and Village Practice Management Company, LLC, which collectively do business as CityMD, and manage…
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California Hospital Pays $250,000 for Diverting Fentanyl
Palomar Health, a California public healthcare district located in San Diego County, has paid $250,000 to resolve allegations of diversion of fentanyl from one of its facilities and failure to…
Read More »Georgia Healthcare Provider Admits to Document Alteration Scheme in Federal Investigation
A Georgia healthcare provider has admitted in federal court to ordering two employees to illegally alter documents during a federal civil investigation into alleged improper healthcare billing by the company….
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Daughter Who Stole More Than $700K from Elderly Mother While Serving as Caregiver Sentenced to Prison
A woman who forged checks to steal more than $700,000 from her elderly mother in Lewistown, Montana, while purporting to serve as her caregiver was sentenced to four and one-half…
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Addressing Candida auris: Effective Screening and Isolation Protocols at Memorial Hermann Hospital
Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant fungus that poses significant threats due to its resistance to common antifungal drugs and persistence on surfaces.
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Five Individuals Arrested for Defrauding Medicare of over $15M through Sham Hospices and Money Laundering
Five individuals were arrested yesterday in Los Angeles on criminal charges related to their roles in a years-long scheme to defraud Medicare of more than $15 million through sham hospice…
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