Ransomware Incident May Have Exposed Info of Patients at Nebraska Clinic
A CHI Health clinic sent letters to patients September 27 informing them that their personal information may have been exposed during a ransomware incident.
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Midwest Healthcare Fraud Law Enforcement Action Results in Charges against 53 Individuals
Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced a healthcare fraud law enforcement action in Detroit, Chicago and Minnesota. Charges were filed against 20 individuals…
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Maine Ambulance Company Settles False Claims Act Allegations
A Bangor ambulance company has agreed to pay $138,285.30 to settle allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act. The civil settlement agreement resolves allegations that Meridian Mobile Health,…
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EEOC Sues American Addiction Centers for Pregnancy Discrimination
Dallas — Dallas-based Greenhouse Outpatient Center and its parent company, American Addiction Centers, violated federal law when they fired a Behavioral Health Technician after she requested an extra 30 days…
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EEOC Sues Enlivant/Assisted Living Concepts for Disability Discrimination
Dallas — Assisted Living Concepts, LLC d/b/a Enlivant and North Brook Place, a national owner and operator of senior living facilities, violated federal law by failing or refusing to make…
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Former Utah nurse pleads guilty to stealing painkillers and infecting seven patients with hepatitis C
A former Utah nurse pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges, admitting that she stole hospital painkillers and infected seven patients with a rare strain of hepatitis C.
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Pharmaceutical Company Targeting Elderly Victims Admits to Paying Kickbacks, Resolves Related False Claims Act Violations
The Department of Justice announced that Avanir Pharmaceuticals (Avanir), a pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Aliso Viejo, California, has been charged for paying kickbacks to a physician to induce prescriptions of…
Read More »Five Defendants, Including Two Medical Doctors, Charged As Part of Northeast Regional Healthcare Fraud Takedown
Four individuals, including two doctors, a pharmacist who had previously lost his license and been excluded from participating in the Medicaid and Medicare programs and a pharmacy owner have been…
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Authorities Investigating Claims of Abuse at Nursing Home in NJ
Authorities are investigating claims that an elderly woman was severely beaten at a nursing home in Westfield.
Read More »Propane leak, partial evacuation at Washington nursing home
A propane leak caused a partial evacuation at a nursing home in Yakima, Washington.
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