Holiday Season Gift-Giving: Don’t Fall Foul of Anti-Kickback Laws
Healthcare providers and entities participating in Medicare- and Medicaid-supported programs must exercise caution when giving and receiving gifts during the holiday season. Even well-intentioned gifts, if not carefully considered, can…
Read More »Fake Nurse Worked at Multiple Hospitals in California
A California police department announced on November 14, 2024, that they had arrested a 44-year-old Virginia woman who had been impersonating a registered nurse at hospitals across Los Angeles County….
Read More »Medical King Recalls Adult Bed Rails Due to Entrapment Risk and Reported Death
On November 14, 2024, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Home 4U, Inc., dba. Medical King, of Brooklyn, New York, announced the recall of three models of Medical…
Read More »Family of Security Guard Shot and Killed at Oregon Hospital Sues Facility for $35M
The family of a security guard who was shot and killed at a hospital in Portland, Oregon, sued the facility for $35 million on November 11, 2024, accusing it of…
Read More »Elderly Woman Found Dead After Elopement from Georgia Assisted Living Facility
An 89-year-old woman was found dead after she went missing from an assisted living and memory care facility in Georgia. The resident was last seen by an employee at 11…
Read More »Nursing Home Fined for Failing to Treat Pressure Ulcer Leading to Resident’s Death
An Iowa nursing home was fined $9,000 after failing to treat a pressure ulcer that contributed to the death of a resident. According to state records, the woman was admitted…
Read More »Home Healthcare Agency to Pay $810K in Back Wages, Damages to 196 Employees
The US Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment requiring a Pennsylvania home healthcare agency and its owner to pay $810,320 in back wages and liquidated damages to 196…
Read More »Healthcare Worker Sentenced for Accessing Justice Ginsburg’s Health Records
A former healthcare worker has been sentenced to two years in prison for illegally accessing and disclosing the health records of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The case centers…
Read More »Missouri Woman Accused of $3 Million Home Healthcare Fraud
A Missouri woman was indicted on four counts of healthcare fraud by a federal grand jury on October 30, 2024, accused of defrauding Missouri Medicaid out of more than $3…
Read More »Texas Nursing Home to Pay $80,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Case
A Texas nursing home will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle a US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency announced on…
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