Nurse Brutally Attacked in Medical Center Parking Lot After Her Shift
A nurse in Mississippi was brutally attacked by a stranger in a hospital parking lot when she was leaving her shift, and said she almost…
Tennessee Woman Indicted, Accused of Abusing Vulnerable Adult
Special agents assigned to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division have obtained an indictment for a Clinton woman accused of abusing a…
Doctor Agrees to Pay $468,000 to Settle Civil False Claims Act Allegations
John Patterson, MD, a physician practicing in El Paso has agreed to pay the United States $468,626 to resolve allegations under the Federal False Claims…
CMS Delays Implementation of Updated Nursing Home Surveyor Guidance Again
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced an additional delay in the implementation of its updated nursing home surveyor guidance. Initially set…
Louisiana Man Admits to Posing as Doctor, Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
Acting United States Attorney April M. Leon announced that Samrat Mukherjee, 35, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana pleaded guilty to false statements relating to healthcare matters.…
Killer of 95-Year-Old Man at a Florida Nursing Home Convicted of Murder
After a jury on February 7 found that William E. Hawkins in 2020 killed a 95-year-old man at a Port St. Lucie assisted living facility,…
Texas AG Secures $40 Million for Texas Following Medicaid Fraud Investigation
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Healthcare Program Enforcement Division has secured $40 million for the State of Texas by settling an enforcement action brought under the…
OCR Fines Health Center $200,000 for HIPAA Right of Access Violation
On March 6, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a $200,000 civil monetary penalty against…
Ohio Nursing Center to Pay $243K for Employing Excluded Individual
On January 23, 2025, Walnut Creek SNF Opco, LLC d/b/a Walnut Creek Nursing Center (Walnut Creek), Dayton, Ohio entered into a $243,000.90 settlement agreement with…
NC Nursing Home Sued After Maggot-Infested Wound Found on Dementia Patient
A Charlotte nursing home is facing a lawsuit after a woman’s wound became infested with maggots, prompting her grandson to seek legal action against the…