Virginia Nursing Home at Risk of Shutting Down After Extremely Rare Federal Action
The federal government is taking extreme and rare action against a Virginia nursing home for failures to meet health and safety standards after repeated incidents…
Man Found Dead in Pool of Blood at Troubled Iowa Care Facility
A Muscatine nursing home that has been repeatedly cited for resident-safety violations and short-staffing is now being cited for staffing issues that contributed to a…
Blood Testing Laboratory Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax and Healthcare Related Crimes
A California man pleaded guilty to tax and health care related crimes. From approximately 2015 to 2023, Armen Muradyan, of Burbank, owned and operated Genex…
Kentucky Physician Agrees to Pay $250,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
A Kentucky physician has agreed to pay $250,000 to resolve allegations that he and his practice submitted false claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE related…
ViaQuest, LLC to Pay $175,000 for EEOC Disability Charge
Dublin, Ohio-based ViaQuest, LLC and its affiliates, ViaQuest Healthcare Central, LLC and ViaQuest Day and Employment Services, LLC will pay $175,000 and implement significant injunctive…
Michigan Doctor to Pay over $700K for Issuing Improper Drug Prescriptions
Former Battle Creek doctor Shekhar Thakur has agreed to pay $705,075 to resolve a lawsuit brought by the US Attorney’s Office alleging that he violated…
Kimberly-Clark to Pay $40M over Sale of Adulterated Surgical Gowns
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (Kimberly-Clark), a US-based multinational consumer goods and personal care company, has agreed to pay up to $40.4 million to resolve a criminal charge…
Report Links Hepatitis B Transmission in SNF to Shared Glucometers
A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigation details the transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) between two residents of a skilled nursing…
Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud
The former director and one of the corporate officers for 1st Adult N Pediatrics Healthcare pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to commit federal healthcare…
Virginia Woman Stole over $116K from Medicaid; Will Serve Five Years’ Probation
A Danville, Virginia woman, Jacquelyn Farrish, 62, who claimed to receive almost 10,000 hours of personal care services from her estranged husband but never actually…