Sanford Health Entities to Pay $20.25 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Regarding Kickbacks and Unnecessary Spinal Surgeries
The Department of Justice announced that hospital entities Sanford Health, Sanford Medical Center, and Sanford Clinic (collectively, Sanford), of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, have agreed to pay $20.25 million to…
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Small Fire at New Jersey Nursing Home Prompts Evacuations of Residents, Staff
A small fire at the Hammonton Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing caused the evacuation of several residents and staff members Sunday morning.
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Push to Reduce Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes May Have Boosted Costly Hospitalizations
The regulatory push to reduce antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes may be correlated to a rise in risk factors for avoidable and non-avoidable hospitalization among residents with behavioral health issues,…
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Former Personal Care Aide Sentenced 13 Months in Prison for Healthcare Fraud
Mobolaji Tina Stewart, 58, of Laurel, Maryland, was sentenced to 13 months in prison for engaging in a scheme to defraud the District of Columbia’s Medicaid program. Stewart worked as…
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Former Personal Care Aide Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
Rose Asang Gana, also known as Rose Nebangu, 40, of Greenbelt, Maryland, pled guilty on Wednesday, to a federal charge of healthcare fraud stemming from a scheme in which she…
Read More »Fire at New Jersey Nursing Home Sends 16 to Hospital for Smoke Inhalation
A small fire at a nursing home in New Milford caused 16 people to be hospitalized due to smoke conditions on Thursday morning, police said.
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New Survey Shows Link between Comprehensive Antibiotic Stewardship Programs and Infection Preventionist Certification
Nearly half of all nursing homes do not have adequately trained infection prevention staff and their efforts to combat the over prescription of antibiotics are suffering as a result, according…
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Louisiana Nurse Charged with Conspiracy to Alter or Falsify Records in a Federal Investigation
Suzanne C. May, age 61, of Mandeville was charged October 22, 2019 by a Bill of Information with conspiracy to alter or falsify records in connection with a federal investigation,…
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US Department of Labor Investigation Results in Missouri Healthcare Facility Paying $42,696 in Back Wages
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Helia Healthcare — doing business as Pillars of North County — has agreed to pay $42,696…
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Preventable Hospitalizations among Nursing Home Residents with Dementia and Behavioral Health Disorders
Nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s disease/related dementias (ADRD) and/or behavioral health disorders (BHD) are at high risk of hospitalizations, many of which are potentially avoidable.
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