Florida Marketing Firm Owners Guilty of Conspiring to Pay Kickbacks
Frank Monte (40, Valrico) and Kimberley Anderson (52, New Port Richey) pleaded guilty to conspiracy to pay healthcare kickbacks. Each faces up to five years in federal prison and each…
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Burglar Occupational Therapist Jailed for Opioid Fraud and Theft Crime Wave
Samantha Jo Rogers, age 33, a licensed occupational therapist who improperly accessed the private health and residence information of at least 1,900 patients, and then entered or burglarized thirteen homes…
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Utah Ransomware Attack Impacts 320,000 Patients
The Utah physician group, Premier Family Medicine, is notifying 320,000 patients that some of their protected health information has potentially been compromised as a result of a recent ransomware attack.
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Texas Health System Declares Internal Disaster after Loss of 91 Beds to Water Damage
Houston — Harris Health System officials declared a system-wide internal disaster September 9, 11:35 a.m., following a water pipe break overnight at the system’s Ben Taub Hospital.
Read More »Suicide is Preventable!
Suicidal thoughts in older adult may be linked to several important risk factors and warning signs.
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Telemedicine Company Guilty in $424m Medicare Fraud and Kickback Scheme
Lester Stockett, 52, of Medellin, Colombia, the owner and chief executive officer (CEO) of a telemedicine company, pleaded guilty for his role in one of the largest healthcare fraud schemes…
Read More »New York Nursing Assistant Charged with Identity Theft, Grand Larceny
A nursing assistant working at a facility in Putnam, New York, is facing charges after allegedly stealing from an elderly resident.
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Former nursing home chaplain gets 26 years on sex charges
The former chaplain for a western Illinois nursing home has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for sex abuse charges involving both a child and elderly women.
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Louisiana Mental Health Firm Indicted for $8m “Services Not Provided” and Kickback Scheme
United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that two Northwest Louisiana residents who owned and ran the Positive Change Counseling Agency LLC were indicted for improperly billing Medicaid for almost…
Read More »Chicago Psychologist Sentenced to Prison for Billing for Nonexistent Services
A north suburban psychologist has been sentenced to six months in federal prison and fined $100,000 for submitting false claims to private insurers and Medicare. Pamela Antell, also known as…
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