Former Michigan Caregiver Charged with Medication Theft
A former caregiver with Reed City Fields, an assisted living facility in Osceola County, was arraigned on one count each of Larceny in a Building…
Michigan Pharmacist Sentenced to over 8 Years in Prison for Filling Fake Prescriptions
A New Baltimore resident was sentenced to 8 years and 4 months in federal prison following her convictions for 26 drug-related crimes, including unlawful distribution…
Ohio Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Dispensing Drugs to Patients
Gregory J. Gerber, age 58, of Port Clinton, Ohio, was sentenced to prison after earlier pleading guilty to illegally dispensing narcotics to patients. He was…
Six Taken to Hospital after Pennsylvania Nursing Home Fire
Multiple fire departments were called to the scene of a fire at the Richland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center just before 8 p.m. on March 12.
Missouri Man Admits Home Healthcare Fraud
A man from St. Louis, Missouri, admitted using his brother’s identity to fraudulently obtain about $31,700 from the Missouri Medicaid Program. Christopher J. Spencer, 46,…
Medical Records Exposed after Georgia Hospital Clearance
A Georgia hospital recently underwent a thorough clearance in anticipation of new ownership. However, personal information, medical records, and even biohazardous waste were strewn about…
Home Healthcare Agency and Owner Agree to Pay $600K to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Family First Home Health Care, Inc., a home healthcare agency located in Gastonia, NC (now d/b/a Gaston Piedmont Health Care Inc.), and its owner Marion…
Sleep Clinic Owner Sentenced to 19 Months in Prison for Submitting Nearly $1M in Fraudulent Claims
Travis Gober, 45, of Hanford, was sentenced to 19 months in prison for committing healthcare fraud and aggravated identity theft by submitting more than $1…
Hospital to Pay $125,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Charge
A hospital in Seattle, Washington, has agreed to pay $125,000 in compensatory damages and back pay to a former employee and provide other injunctive relief…
HHS OCR Issues Letter and Opens Investigation of Change Healthcare Cyberattack
Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a “Dear Colleague” letter addressing the cybersecurity incident impacting Change…