The United States has settled a civil fraud lawsuit against Lincare Inc., a large durable medical equipment (“DME”) supplier with approximately 700 locations throughout the…
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are pleased to announce the publication of the final…
A retirement community in Columbus, Georgia, allegedly violated federal law by firing a 78-year-old receptionist due to her age and disability, the US Equal Employment…
A 39–year-old Beloit woman who’s accused of stealing oxycodone pills while employed at Rock Haven Nursing Home is bound over for trial.
A Wayne County nurse is facing three counts of abuse or neglect of an incapacitated adult after being accused of failing to give nursing home…
A federal jury convicted a California man for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare by billing $2.8 million for hospice services that patients…
The owner of Expansion Media (Expansion) and Hybrid Management Group (Hybrid) has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with a $110…
Two patients of Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital in Canton have tested positive for the pneumonia-causing legionella bacteria after their stays at the hospital.
Glynn Merriewether, 59, of Livonia, was arraigned in the 54B District Court before Judge Lisa L. Babcock on five counts of Medicaid Fraud-False Claim, announced…
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is actively considering reinstating a HIPAA compliance audit program as part of its efforts to bolster…