Home Health Agency Pays $140,000 in Back Wages, Damages, and Penalties for Reckless Disregard of FLSA
A federal court has entered a consent judgment resolving a US Department of Labor lawsuit filed after an investigation that a Pennsylvania home healthcare agency failed to pay 98 nurses…
Read More »CDC Updates Return to Work Criteria for Healthcare Personnel for COVID-19
On June 2, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their criteria recommendations for healthcare personnel (HCP) returning to work with confirmed COVID-19 infection or having suspected…
Read More »OCR Settles Nineteenth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services announced its nineteenth settlement of an enforcement action in its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative….
Read More »OIG Files Lawsuit against 11 SNFs for Fraudulently Billing Medicare for Unreasonable and Unnecessary Services
The US Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) announced that the United States has filed a civil healthcare fraud lawsuit against eleven New…
Read More »A Settlement Reached between OSHA and a Behavioral Healthcare and Residential Treatment Facility
The US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reached a settlement with a Florida-based behavioral healthcare and residential treatment facility (facility) to prevent future employee injuries…
Read More »Four Individuals Charged with Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud
An Ohio federal grand jury has returned a twenty-four-count indictment charging four individuals for their roles in healthcare fraud conspiracy that resulted in more than $20 million in false claims…
Read More »California Assisted Living Director Charged with Failure to Report Abuse of an Elder
A former director of an assisted living facility located in California has been charged with being mandated to report elder abuse and failing to do so. It is alleged that…
Read More »DOJ Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Healthcare Fraud Related to COVID-19
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced criminal charges against 14 defendants in seven federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various healthcare fraud schemes related to…
Read More »A Health Management Company Pays $25,000 to Settle Potential HIPAA Security Rule Violations
A health management company that provides diagnostic and laboratory developed tests has agreed to pay $25,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and…
Read More »Three Medical Professionals Convicted of Healthcare Fraud
Two doctors and a registered nurse who helped a Texas hospice agency scam Medicare have been found guilty of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. According to evidence presented at trial,…
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