Ransomware Attack Affects More than 600 Healthcare Organizations
A ransomware attack on a finance company has affected more than 600 healthcare organizations. The company is an accounts receivable management company that provides assistance to various organizations including healthcare…
Read More »Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Control Program Fiscal Year 2021 Report
According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021,…
Read More »Nursing Home Health System Agrees to Pay $1.75 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
A nursing home health system has agreed to pay the United States $1.75 million to resolve its potential liability under the False Claims Act for facilitating COVID-19 vaccinations for hundreds…
Read More »Florida Healthcare Clinic Owners, Employees Sentenced for Roles in Multiple Fraud Schemes
A federal district judge in Miami sentenced the last of five defendants for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme operated out of a physical therapy clinic. According to court…
Read More »Michigan AG Charges Grand Rapids Physician with Practicing on Suspended License
A Grand Rapids doctor is now facing a felony after continuing to practice despite a summary suspension order against him, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. The doctor, 52, has been…
Read More »Nursing Home Business Office Manager Convicted and Sentenced for Theft from Residents
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the conviction and sentencing of a woman for theft from residents of two nursing homes while she was employed as business office manager at…
Read More »TX OIG Audited Rehabilitation Center’s Patient Notifications and Staff Training Procedures
The Texas OIG audited a rehabilitation and memory care facility to determine if staffing requirements were met for patient safety and to review whether clients were properly notified about facility…
Read More »Fifteen Texas Doctors Agree to Pay over $2.8 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations
Fifteen Texas doctors have agreed to pay a total of $2,831,280 to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving illegal kickbacks in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law, and…
Read More »Home Healthcare Provider Sentenced to Prison for Stealing over $1M from Two Elderly Clients
A North Carolina home healthcare provider was sentenced to 45 months in prison for stealing more than $1 million from two elderly clients in her care. In addition to the…
Read More »Former Oklahoma Nursing Home Employee Pleads Guilty to Abuse
An Oklahoma nurse aide pleaded guilty to abusing a nursing home resident and was placed on a deferred sentence probation for three years under the supervision of the Oklahoma Department…
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