Mississippi Man Sentenced after Posing as Licensed Physician
A Mississippi man conspired with other individuals to provide fraudulent statements to Medicare for reimbursements of claims for patient treatment and prescriptions. The events took place between January 2016 through…
Read More »CNA Prosecuted by AG for Stealing from Resident in Nursing Home
A certified nurse’s aide (CNA) who was working in an Oklahoma nursing home has pled guilty to stealing money from a resident. The Oklahoma Attorney General Medicaid Fraud Control Unit…
Read More »Senior Living Community to Settle with EEOC for Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
An Indiana-based senior living community will pay $115,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The lawsuit states…
Read More »Posthospital SNF Care in Indiana Generally Met Medicare Level-of-Care Requirements
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their findings of an audit they conducted to determine if hospital admissions of Indiana skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents who are enrolled in…
Read More »Convicted Healthcare Company Owner and Administrator Charged under False Claims Act
The owner and administrator of Texas-based hospice and home health entities have been named in a multimillion-dollar whistleblower lawsuit. The two men, both 51, were convicted of criminal healthcare fraud…
Read More »Medical Billing Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Failing to Pay $2 Million in Payroll Taxes
An owner and operator of three Missouri billing and claims processing companies has pled guilty to not paying over nearly $2 million in payroll and employment taxes over a four-year…
Read More »132 Healthcare Data Breaches Impacting over 6.8 Individuals Reported to HHS in 2022
There have been a total of 132 healthcare data breaches, impacting over 6.8 million individuals, reported to the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights…
Read More »Lawsuit Filed against Iowa Assisted Living Facility for Lack of Care, Wrongful Death
A lawsuit has been filed against an Iowa assisted living facility for wrongful death, negligence, dependent adult abuse, breach of contract, and for failing to provide management and oversight of…
Read More »Three Healthcare Organizations Hit by Email Security Incidents and Phishing Attacks
Three healthcare organizations recently had to notify patients that their protected health information (PHI) may have been exposed due to email security incidents and phishing attacks. In January 2022, a…
Read More »Pennsylvania Nurse Pleads Guilty to Neglect and Falsifying a Medical Record
A Pennsylvania nurse formerly employed at a senior living facility has pled guilty to neglect of a care-dependent person and tampering with medical records. A patient under the care of…
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