Nursing Home Employee Indicted for Election Fraud After Forging Resident’s Signature
An Alabama nursing home employee has been indicted for allegedly committing election fraud in Mobile County and is facing two felonies and a misdemeanor. According to the Mobile County District…
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Med-Net Concepts, LLC News & Views Newsletter October 2024
Preventing Payroll Fraud By: David S. Barmak, JD CEO Skilled nursing facilities (SNF) are often susceptible to fraud because their owners are often focused on resident care and/or have inexperienced…
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Medical Transportation Company Settles to Resolve False Billing Allegations
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has reached a settlement with RM Transportation, Inc. (RM Transport), a Swampscott-based medical services transportation provider, to resolve allegations that the company billed MassHealth…
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Iowa Nursing Home Where Woman Died with Head in Bed Rails Is Cited Again
An Iowa nursing home where a woman died while calling for help with her head caught in her bed rails has been cited for additional violations.
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Alabama Woman Accused of Election Fraud, Forging Signature of Incapacitated Man
A Mobile woman is facing two felonies and a misdemeanor for allegedly committing election fraud in Mobile County after forging the signature of a man who was incapacitated.
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New Jersey Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Harboring Undocumented Workers from India
A Monmouth County, New Jersey, doctor was sentenced to 27 months in prison for harboring two undocumented women from India and failing to pay taxes on their wages. Harsha Sahni,…
Read More »OCR Issues New Guidance to Combat Social Engineering Threats
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued new guidance warning against various social engineering techniques. Social engineering is an attempt to…
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Illinois Nursing Home Resident Accused of Beating Another Resident to Death with Walker
Charges of first-degree murder and aggravated battery to a person 60 years of age or older have been filed against a 71-year-old Joliet nursing home resident accused of killing another…
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Michigan Physician Charged in Scheme to Illegally Sell Cancer Drugs
A Royal Oak physician was charged in an Indictment for his role in a multi-million-dollar scheme to illegally sell and divert expensive prescription cancer drugs. Charged in the Indictment is…
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Tennessee Business Owner Convicted of $35M Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted a Tennessee business owner for fraudulently billing federal healthcare programs approximately $35 million for medically unnecessary injections, which were administered over the course of approximately eight…
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