DOL Investigations Recover More Than $1M in Back Wages for 859 Home Healthcare Workers
The US Department of Labor’s recovery of more than $1 million in minimum and overtime wages owed to 859 home healthcare workers employed by two…
Lab Agrees to $10.4M in Civil Judgments to Resolve FCA Allegations; Owner and Lab Officer Sentenced to Prison
A Lexington toxicology lab, LabTox, LLC, its owner, Ronald Coburn, 76, and its compliance officer, Erica Baker, 31, agreed to civil judgments totaling $10,458,933 in…
Specialty Pharmacy Chief Marketing Officer Agrees to 6-Year Exclusion from Federal Healthcare Programs
Carla Sparkler, former Chief Marketing Officer of BioTek reMEDys Inc. (BioTek), located in New Castle, Delaware, has agreed to resolve allegations that she violated the…
Georgia Nursing Home Business Manager Stole from Dozens of Residents
A Georgia nursing home business manager is facing nearly 80 felony charges related to elder abuse and fraud. According to police the 28-year-old woman allegedly…
Ohio Woman Accused of Posing as a Nurse, Working at Healthcare Facilities
Investigators call it a case of stolen identity, sounding like the movie “Catch Me If You Can.” A woman allegedly posed as a nurse and…
HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles Second Ever Ransomware Cyberattack
Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a settlement under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…
AG’s Office Announces Additional Indictments of Medicaid Consultant for Stealing from Nursing Home Victims
The Statewide Grand Jury has returned additional indictments against a Medicaid consultant for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from elderly victims, Attorney General Andrea Joy…
Pharmaceutical Company to Pay $750K to Resolve False Claims Act Liability for Allegedly Paying Kickbacks
A California pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by causing the submission of claims…
Dermatology Practice to Ensure Effective Communication with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients
The United States has reached an agreement, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), with Jack F. Ditty, MD, PSC, a dermatology practice in Ashland,…
Georgia Nursing Home Employee Stole from Dozens of Patients Dead and Alive, Police Say
A nursing home employee in Haralson County is facing nearly 80 felony counts of elder abuse and fraud charges, according to police.