Med-Net Concepts, LLC News & Views Newsletter September 2024
A Post-Acute Long-Term Care Fraud Investigation By: David Barmak JD, CEO A post-acute long-term care Compliance and Ethics Program investigation is only as good as the diversity of the investigators’…
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Kansas Nurse Aide Admits Guilt for Woman’s Nursing Home Death
A Kansas man was sentenced to a year of probation and barred from medical care employment after pleading guilty to mistreating a 90-year-old resident of a Bel Aire nursing home,…
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Ohio Man Heads to Prison for Shooting His Mom in a Nursing Home
An Ohio man who shot his mother in a West Virginia nursing home was sentenced this week for attempted murder and wanton endangerment.
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Florida Nursing Home Faces Lawsuit over Alleged Neglect Leading to Resident’s Death
A lawsuit has been filed against a Florida nursing home, alleging severe neglect and mistreatment of an elderly resident that led to her death.
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Medical Device Company to Pay $700,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Medical device manufacturer THD America Inc., located in Natick, Massachusetts, and its corporate parent, THD SpA of Italy (collectively, THD), have agreed to pay $700,000 to resolve allegations that THD…
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Georgia Healthcare Provider Sentenced for Obstructing Justice in Civil Investigation
The owner of Middle Georgia Family Rehab who directed two employees to illegally alter documents during a federal civil investigation into alleged improper healthcare billing by the business has been…
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Home Healthcare Company Operators Sentenced to Prison in $5.5M Kickback Scheme
A married Macomb County couple, Noli and Isabel Tcruz, both 68, were sentenced to 6 years in prison and 38 months in prison, respectively, on healthcare fraud kickback conspiracy, tax…
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Upstate NY Nursing Homes Ordered to Pay $375K in Back Wages for Overtime Violations
The US Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it had recovered $375,649 in back wages and liquidated damages for 806 current and former employees of nursing homes in upstate New…
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Study on Real-life Falls in Long-term Care: Interactions with Environmental Objects
Falls are the leading cause of injuries in older adults. Environmental objects (such as furniture, walls, and handrails) may act as hazards or facilitators to balance maintenance and safe landing….
Read More »Maryland AG Announces Conviction of Care Provider Who Assaulted Vulnerable Adult
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced a conviction in a case of abuse of a vulnerable adult. On August 28, 2024, following a bench trial, Kehinde Oluwatobi Ososanya, 38, of…
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