OIG Provides Interim Assessment Report of States’ Background Check Program for LTCs
Background checks for employees of long-term care (LTC) facilities are an important safety measure that can help protect some of the facilities’ most vulnerable populations. The National Background Check Program,…
Read More »Employers’ Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools Can Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have warned that using artificial intelligence (AI) and other software tools to make employment decisions can lead to…
Read More »Maryland Eldercare Providers to Pay $364K in Back Wages, Damages
A federal judge ordered four interrelated Maryland providers of assisted living, adult day care, and transportation services to pay a total of $364,604 to 132 employees due to numerous pay…
Read More »Several COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers Expiring
On April 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memorandum announcing the termination of several emergency declaration blanket waivers. These waivers initially went into effect…
Read More »South Carolina Woman Arrested for Exploiting Residents of an Assisted Living Facility
The South Carolina Attorney General announced that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) had arrested a 57-year-old woman on two counts of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult and two…
Read More »Ineligible Medicaid Provider Arrested for Defrauding Medicaid of More Than $68K
An ineligible Medicaid provider was arrested in Florida for defrauding Medicaid of more than $68,000. According to a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit investigation, the provider had failed to disclose his…
Read More »Florida Home Health Company Pays $2.1M to Resolve False Claims Allegations
A home health services company headquartered in Kentucky, and its related entities, paid $2.1 million to the United States government to settle claims of improperly billing the Medicare Program for…
Read More »Healthcare Startup to Close after Reporting a Data Breach
After reporting a data breach that exposed the protected health information (PHI) of its users, a California healthcare startup said it will close at the end of May 2022. The…
Read More »Massachusetts Announces Settlements with Five Nursing Homes
Massachusetts’ Attorney General has secured settlements with five Massachusetts nursing homes to resolve allegations of patient neglect, insufficient staff training, and inadequate care for vulnerable nursing home residents. The settlements…
Read More »Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed against a West Virginia Nursing Home
A former employee has filed a lawsuit against a West Virginia nursing home alleging sexual harassment by another employee. An employee of the nursing home was also named as a…
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