Suit Alleges Illinois Nursing Home Resident Died after Being Dropped, Suffering Knee Injury
The family of a deceased Illinois nursing home resident claims she fell and suffered a knee injury, which allegedly contributed to her death.
Woman Stole Credit Cards from Idaho Nursing Home Resident
A woman is accused of stealing two financial transaction cards from a resident in a Buhl assisted living center and making more than $5,800 of…
New York DOH Announces New Infection Control Annual Audit
The Department of Health (DOH) announced in a Dear Administrator Letter (DAL) last week that it will be initiating annual infection control audits using a…
Understanding Powers of Attorney
A power of attorney (POA) is a written document in which a person, the principal, authorizes another person, the attorney-in-fact or agent, to perform certain…
Massachusetts Medicaid Consultant Indicted for Stealing from Elderly Nursing Home Victims
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced on December 5, 2023, that the Statewide Grand Jury had returned indictments of 16 counts against a Medicaid consultant…
Med First Agrees to Pay $1,450,000 to Resolve Healthcare Fraud Allegations in SC Clinic
Med First Immediate Care & Family Practice, PA (Med First) has agreed to pay the government $1,450,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that its…
MA AG Indicts Springfield Medicaid Consultant for Stealing from Elderly Nursing Home Victims
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has announced that the Statewide Grand Jury has returned indictments of 16 counts against a Medicaid consultant who stole thousands…
Iowa Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Controlled Substances from Life Care Center Employer
A nurse, who stole controlled substances from a life care center where she was employed, pled guilty today in federal court in Sioux City. Cassandra…
Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to $1.7 Million COVID-19 Test Fraud Scheme
A Texas man pleaded guilty to orchestrating a fraudulent scheme to obtain approximately $1.7 million from Medicare. Damon Heath Roberts, 55, was charged via criminal…
FDA Evaluates China-Manufactured Plastic Syringes for Potential Device Failures
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a safety communication on November 30, 2023, to inform consumers, healthcare providers, and healthcare facilities that the…