GAO Update—Nursing Homes: Better Oversight Needed to Protect Residents from Abuse
To protect vulnerable nursing home residents from abuse, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracts with state agencies—known as survey agencies—that can cite nursing homes for incidents of…
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EEOC and Lifewell Living Center, LLC Conciliate Disability Charge
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and LifeWell Living Center, LLC have reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of disability discrimination raised by a former employee, the…
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CA Health System Agrees to Pay over $15M to Settle Claims from Improper Compensation Arrangements and Double Billing
Sutter Health has agreed to pay $15,117,516 to resolve conduct concerning violations of the Physician Self-Referral Law, commonly known as the Stark Law, as well as double-billing for certain services….
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Former Massachusetts Nursing Assistant Sentenced for Making False Statements
A former nursing assistant at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Bedford was sentenced in federal court in Boston for making false statements to federal agents in connection with…
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Former Colorado Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Fentanyl Designated for Patients
Jessica Sharman, age 36, was sentenced to serve 44 months for stealing fentanyl meant for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients at a Colorado hospital. According to the stipulated facts contained…
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Owner of Detroit-Area Healthcare Clinics Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion Scheme
Malik Fuqua, 49, the owner of a Detroit, Michigan-area physical therapy clinic, pleaded guilty for his role in a drug diversion scheme. Fuqua was the owner and operator of 1st…
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More People in the United States Dying from Antibiotic-Resistant Infections than Previously Estimated
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released its updated Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States (AR Threats Report) indicating that antibiotic-resistant bacteria and fungi cause more than 2.8…
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