HIPAA Investigation Leads to Settlement with Healthcare Business Associate
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a settlement on March 21, 2025, with a healthcare business…
Arizona AG Wins $34M in Fraud Case Against AHCCCS Provider
Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that the Maricopa County Superior Court has ordered L & L Investments, LLC to pay more than $34 million in…
California Health System to Pay $31.5M for False Claims Act Violations
Community Health System and its affiliate Physician Network Advantage Inc. have agreed to pay $31.5 million to the United States to resolve allegations that they…
“Healthcare Workers Compromising Patient Privacy with GenAI & Cloud Uploads
Research conducted by the cybersecurity company Netskope indicates healthcare workers routinely expose sensitive data such as protected health information (PHI) by using generative AI tools…
Berkeley Man Sentenced for Sexual Contact Against Nurse at NJ Nursing Home
A Berkeley man found guilty at trial in March of criminal sexual contact that occurred at the Crystal Lake Healthcare and Rehabilitation center in the…
New Hampshire Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Prescribing Opioids
A New Hampshire doctor pleaded guilty to unlawfully distributing a controlled substance. This is the first conviction of a doctor in the District of New…
NC Attorney General Reaches $4.7 Million Medicaid Fraud Settlement
Attorney General Jeff Jackson reached a $4,711,159 consent judgment with Steven Osbey of Kernersville for fraud against the state’s Medicaid program. The North Carolina Attorney…
Senior Living Facility Ordered to Pay $405K in Veteran Disability Discrimination Case
A federal jury has awarded $405,083 to a veteran in a disability discrimination case against a senior living facility in St. Petersburg, Florida, and its…
Nurse Indicted for Falsely Claiming She Had Checked on Patient Who Ultimately Died
A 54-year-old Richmond resident and former nurse at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Houston has been arrested for creating false government records, announced…
92-Year-Old Man Dies After Alleged Attack at California Nursing Home
A 92-year-old resident at Banning Healthcare has died after his roommate allegedly assaulted him, the Banning Police Department announced Monday. The victim, Attilio Cecchetto of…