Tennessee Comptroller Says Nursing Home Must Improve Financial Practices
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has completed a Medicaid Examination of Ebenezer Home of Tennessee, Inc., which does business in Antioch, TN under the name Good…
Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to $1.3 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme
A Virginia woman pleaded guilty on August 26, 2024, to one count of healthcare fraud and six counts of making false statements relating to healthcare…
US Attorneys and MAHEC Host ADA and Opioid Crisis Session on Combating Discrimination
The US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina partnered with the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern and Middle Districts of North…
Oklahoma Clinic Pays $246K to Settle False Medicare Claims for Unnecessary Ultrasounds
Oklahoma Medical Clinic, LLC (OMC), Tracy Ellis, DC, (Dr. Ellis) and Tristan Ellis (Mrs. Ellis), paid $150,000 to resolve allegations that they submitted or caused…
New OCR Guidance on Facility Access Controls for HIPAA Entities
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued new guidance emphasizing the importance of physical security measures…
US Attorney Announces $10.8M Settlement with Provider over False Claims Act Misconduct
US Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, announced a settlement agreement between the federal government and St. Peter’s Health, in Helena, in which…
Virginia Services Provider Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
A Suffolk woman pled guilty to one count of healthcare fraud and six counts of making false statements relating to healthcare matters. According to court…
CEO Pleads Guilty to Felony Distribution of Unapproved Stem Cell Drug
The founder and chief executive officer of a California-based company that marketed stem cell-based products linked to multiple hospitalizations has pleaded guilty to a felony…
Oklahoma City Physician Pays $165,000 to Settle Civil Penalty Claims
Tuan Alex Nguyen, MD paid $165,000 to settle civil penalty claims stemming from allegations he violated the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of…
California Doctor Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A California man was sentenced to 37 months in prison for his role in a $2.8 million fraud scheme in which Medicare was billed for…