Tens of Thousands of TennCare and Florida Blue Members Impacted by Phishing Attack on Business Associate
Further healthcare organizations have confirmed they have been affected by a data breach at Magellan Health National Imaging Associates, a business associate of several HIPAA-covered entities that provides managed pharmacy…
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Pennsylvania Home Healthcare Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Healthcare Fraud
Julie Wilson, 48, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count each of conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Medicaid program and healthcare fraud. During her…
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Deer Crashes through Tennessee Hospital Window and Injures Three Patients
A six-point white-tailed buck crashed through a window of a hospital in northeast Tennessee November 11, only to be struck and killed by a wildlife officer’s car after it dashed…
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Med-Net Acronym List
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Ex-Director Stole Nearly $30,000 from Minnesota Nursing Home That Closed Amid Financial Troubles
Shari Ann Schreiner, 54, a former director of a Twin Valley nursing home, is accused of stealing nearly $30,000 from the facility that closed last year for financial reasons.
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Kansas Nurses’ Aide Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Medicaid Fraud, Related Charges
An Atchison nurses’ aide has been sentenced to serve 24 months in prison after being convicted of Medicaid fraud and related charges, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said. Janelle Lynn…
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Washington Lab and Three Executives Indicted in Kickback Scheme
One defendant has pleaded guilty, and three others and a physician-owned testing lab have been indicted following the investigation of kickbacks in connection with laboratory testing services. The grand jury…
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HHS ASPR TRACIE: CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule Resource Page Updated
In September, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they took action to comply with the new Omnibus Burden Reduction (Conditions of Participation) Final Rule, which “removes…
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