New CMS Resource Available: Confusion Assessment Method (CAM©) Video Tutorial
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a video tutorial to assist providers with guidance application and assessment strategies for C1310. Signs…
Man Sentenced for $11.4M Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Scheme
A Louisiana man was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a multi-year scheme to bill Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary…
SC AG Announces Arrest of Greenville Man Charged with Stealing from Vulnerable Adult
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) has arrested Isaac Jacob McCullough, 64 years old, of Greenville,…
Court Orders Assisted Living Facility Owner to Attend Anti-Retaliation Training
A Michigan federal court has ordered the owner of a Michigan assisted living facility (ALF) to attend training on federal anti-retaliation regulations and to pay…
Long COVID in Nursing Home Residents Manifests as Functional Decline
People living in nursing homes tended to need more help with activities of daily living, such as bathing and dressing, for months following infection with…
Cook County Health Hit with Another Class Action over Data Breach
Cook County Health & Hospitals System has again been hit with a class action lawsuit accusing it of allowing patient information to be exposed in…
Another Top US Health Provider Sees Millions of Patient Records Stolen
Kentucky-based healthcare provider Norton has confirmed that it has suffered a significant ransomware attack that may have put the data of millions of its patients…
NY AG Reaches $400K Settlement with Healthplex over Data Breach
New York Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James reached a settlement with Healthplex, a large dental insurance provider, following a data breach that occurred in November…
Court Orders Haslett Healthcare Facility Owner to Attend Anti-Retaliation Training
A federal court in Michigan has ordered the owner of a Haslett assisted living facility, who allegedly threatened to fire three employees after she suspected…
Leader of $20 Million Black-Market HIV Medication Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced on December 11, 2023, that a 47-year-old man had pleaded guilty…