Washington State Nursing Home’s Response to Coronavirus Placed Some Patients’ Safety in ‘Immediate Jeopardy,’ Federal Agency Finds
An inspection of the Life Care Center of Kirkland nursing home earlier this month found the facility had at times put patients’ safety in imminent danger during the coronavirus outbreak…
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Former Employees at Alabama Nursing Home Arrested for Elder and Sexual Abuse
Two former employees of the Marshall Manor Nursing Home in Guntersville have been indicted with multiple counts of abuse and misconduct.
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State Suspends Washington Nursing Assistant’s License after Theft
The state last month suspended the credentials of a Kelso nursing assistant convicted of stealing her client’s EBT card to buy $162 worth of groceries for herself, the Washington Health…
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Coronavirus False Claims Task Force Urged at Justice Department
A whistleblower attorney and advocate is calling on Attorney General William Barr to warn health-care providers against using the new coronavirus to pad their pockets.
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Federal Court Orders Texas Home Healthcare Services Company to Pay Employment Taxes
On March 18, a federal court ordered El Mundo Feliz, a Partnership (El Mundo), and Daniel Martinez Jr. to begin paying employment taxes to the United States on a timely…
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South Dakota Woman Sentenced to 30 Months for Healthcare Fraud
Nancy Tingle, age 54, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison as a result of her conviction for healthcare fraud. Following her release from custody, Tingle will serve 3…
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Cameras were on as people died at hot nursing home. Footage is now under scrutiny.
Hurricane Irma knocked out the air conditioning at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in September 2017, but 15 surveillance cameras kept working, recording what workers did and did not…
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San Francisco Acupuncturist Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Healthcare Fraud
Haichao Huang, 46, of San Francisco, Calif., was sentenced to 12 months in prison for committing healthcare fraud and making false statements relating to healthcare matters. According to the plea…
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Pittsburgh Resident Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Healthcare Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
Tamika Adams, 43, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count each of conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Medicaid program, healthcare fraud, and aggravated identity…
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Florida Dermatologist Agrees to Pay More Than $1.7 Million to Settle False Claims Act Liability for Inflated Medicare Claims
Dr. Thi Thien Nguyen Tran and Village Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery, LLC have agreed to pay the United States $1.744 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims…
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