Drug-Resistant Germs Common in Nursing Homes
VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center researchers and their colleagues discovered two-out-of-three nursing home residents have multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) present in their bodies. GerMDROs are dangerous to elders because…
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Texas Nursing Home Employee Accused of Tying Resident to Bed Overnight
An employee of a Texas nursing home was arrested on March 20 after police say she tied a resident to a bed with a pair of leggings.
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Daughter Found Guilty of Killing Mom in Virginia Assisted Living Facility
An Indiana woman has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of her mother, who police say was strangled at a Norfolk assisted living facility in the summer…
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Walgreen Co. to Pay $2.8M to Settle Allegations of Overbilling Medicaid Programs
Walgreen Co. has agreed to pay over $2.8 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal, Massachusetts and Georgia False Claims Acts by submitting inflated prices for certain generic…
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Medical Group and Radiology Firm Settle $62M Medicare Fraud Case
A medical group and its subsidiary, headquartered in California, have agreed to pay $58,740,000, and their former president and majority owner, a physician, has agreed to pay $1,760,000 for allegedly…
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Medical Device Maker and Owner to Pay $550K for False Claims Act Violations
The United States has reached a settlement agreement with The Prometheus Group (Prometheus), a New Hampshire manufacturer of rectal therapeutic systems and probes, and Richard Poore, its president and sole…
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Medicare Fraud Increasing in Nebraska, Targeting DME and Other Billing Schemes
The Nebraska Department of Insurance is warning consumers after the Nebraska State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) and Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) is reporting an uptick in potential fraudulent billing…
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Nursing Home Employee Killed in Parking Lot During Apparent Murder-Suicide
A domestic dispute in the parking lot of a Mississippi nursing home left a certified nursing assistant (CNA) and her shooter dead.
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Medicare Advantage Provider and Related Parties to Pay over $62M for False Claims
Seoul Medical Group Inc. and its subsidiary Advanced Medical Management Inc., headquartered in California, have agreed to pay $58,740,000 and their former president and majority owner, Dr. Min Young Cha,…
Read More »Hospital Janitorial Company to Pay $400,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
A company that provides janitorial and other services to hospitals nationwide will pay $400,000 and offer other equitable relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the US Equal…
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