Accounts receivable employee accused of stealing $1M from Idaho health system
Lois Soito, 60, of Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, was indicted August 14, 2019, by a federal grand jury on ten counts of wire fraud. The indictment stems from an investigation by…
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Texas man gets life sentence for sex assault against nursing home resident
A former healthcare worker in Texas convicted of sexually assaulting a nursing home resident who had dementia has been sentenced to life in prison.
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Massachusetts General Hospital data breach exposes 10,000 patients
Massachusetts General Hospital is notifying nearly 10,000 people of a privacy breach involving its department of neurology.
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Christus St. Vincent Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination
Santa Fe, NM — Christus Health, doing business as Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, NM, violated federal law by subjecting a deaf laboratory technician to disability…
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Massachusetts nursing home employee charged with stealing pills
Police arrested a 48-year-old woman on August 14 after she allegedly stole controlled substances from a nursing and rehabilitation center.
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Missouri Doctor and His Company Plead Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
St. Louis, MO — Antoine Adem, M.D., 49, of Festus, MO, and his company, Midwest Cardiovascular, Inc., pleaded guilty to their involvement in a healthcare fraud scheme. According to court…
Read More »Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud and Filing False Tax Returns
St. Louis, MO — Rehan A. Rana, 46, of Ellisville, MO, was sentenced on Friday, August 16, 2019 to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release. He…
Read More »Two Los Angeles Pharmacy Owners Found Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Healthcare Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
A federal jury found two Los Angeles pharmacy owners guilty for their participation in a $35 million healthcare fraud and money laundering scheme to bill Medicare for medications that were…
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Nursing home sexual assault suspect says someone took his DNA and planted it in disabled victim
A man accused of sexually assaulting an elderly and disabled nursing home resident testified that someone planted his DNA from a used condom in the body of the alleged victim.
Read More »California hospital website hijacked by ‘pirates’
Sonoma Valley Hospital’s website was hacked earlier this month, forcing the change of its URL and email addresses, hospital officials announced last week.
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