Tennessee Man Sentenced in Conspiracy to Sell Patient Information to Third Parties
A Memphis man has been sentenced in federal court for stealing patient information as part of a scheme to sell private information for personal gain.…
False Claims Act Complaint Filed Targets Mobile Cardiac PET Scan Provider
The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against a resident of Florida and formerly the president, chief financial officer, and…
HHS OCR Settles Malicious Insider Cybersecurity Investigation for $4.75 Million
Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a settlement with Montefiore Medical Center, a non-profit hospital…
Iowa Nursing home Administrator Accused of Failing to Prevent Abuse
A longtime Iowa nursing home administrator who was accused of failing to protect residents from abuse has agreed to surrender his license.
An Illinois Nursing Home Resident Allegedly Suffered from Malnutrition
A lawsuit alleges a resident at an Edwardsville nursing home suffered malnutrition due to receiving inadequate care that resulted in the deterioration of her health.
Woman killed at Georgia Assisted Living Facility, 1 in Custody
A woman was found dead at a Gwinnett County assisted living facility Tuesday in what investigators are calling a “domestic-related incident,” according to the Gwinnett…
Iowa Revokes License of Nurse Accused of Working While Intoxicated
The Iowa Board of Nursing has revoked the license of a Cedar Rapids hospital nurse accused of repeatedly showing up for work while intoxicated.
DOL Recovers $181K for 70 Nurses, Assistants Denied Overtime after Michigan Company Misclassifies Them as Contractors
On Feb. 2, 2024, Judge Sean F. Cox in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan entered a consent judgment requiring Reliance…
Physician Pleads Guilty to False Statements, Resulting in $1.4M Medicare and Medicaid Fraud
A physician pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a conspiracy to make false statements that resulted in more than $1.4 million in…
Hospital Agrees to Pay More Than $2M after Self-Reporting Overbilling of Medi-Cal for Prescription Medications
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center has agreed to pay nearly $2.1 million to resolve allegations that it overbilled Medi-Cal for prescription medication purchased and reimbursed…