Massachusetts Medicaid Fraud Division Recovers over $55 Million in 2021
On January 19, 2022, the Massachusetts Medicaid Fraud Division announced that in calendar year 2021, more than $55 million was recovered from individuals and entities who defrauded the state. The…
Read More »West Virginia Nursing Facility Violated Fair Labor Standards Act and Agrees to Pay Back Wages
An investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has determined that a West Virginia nursing facility failed to pay the proper overtime premium to employees working…
Read More »OSHA Cites New York Medical Center for Not Providing Workplace Free from Recognized Hazards
An employee complaint prompted an inspection by the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), who then determined that a New York Medical Center lacked adequate safeguards…
Read More »Michigan Senior Living Company Settles with EEOC to Resolve Federal Disability Lawsuit
A family-owned Michigan senior living company has agreed to pay $31,750 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit that was filed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The…
Read More »Nursing Home Weekend Staffing Levels and Staff Turnover to Be Posted for Public on CMS Website
On January 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a memorandum stating that nursing home staff turnover and weekend staffing will be posted on the Medicare.gov…
Read More »Chicago Nurse Charged with Tampering with Patients’ Morphine
A 29-year-old Chicago nurse is charged with two counts of tampering with a consumer product. It is alleged that the Chicago nurse removed morphine from bottles that were prescribed to…
Read More »Florida Diabetic Shoe Company to Pay $5.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
A Florida based diabetic shoe company has agreed to pay over $5.5 million to settle allegations that the company sold custom fabricated shoe inserts to Medicare recipients that did not…
Read More »Georgia Hospital and DOJ Reach Agreement in ADA Complaint
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and a Georgia hospital reached an agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The agreement will ensure effective communication with deaf patients and companions….
Read More »Data Breach at Florida-Based Healthcare System
On January 1, 2022, a Florida based healthcare system notified patients and staff that their personal information was subject to a data breach that began on October 15, 2021. There…
Read More »ICAR Tool Updated
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) tool was updated on January 7, 2022. ICAR tools are used to systematically assess a healthcare…
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