Texas Physician Sentenced for $1.2M Pill Mill Scheme
A Texas doctor was sentenced to seven years in prison for operating a pill mill clinic that unlawfully prescribed over 600,000 opioid pills in exchange…
Medical Clinic Owner and Pharmacy Technician Sentenced to Prison in Clinical Trial Fraud Scheme
A federal judge sentenced a medical clinic owner and a pharmacy technician for their involvement in a clinical trial fraud scheme that included the falsification…
Louisiana Man Charged in $148M Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, returned an indictment charging a Louisiana man for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare and…
Russian National Pleads Guilty to Trickbot Malware Conspiracy
A Russian national pleaded guilty to his role in developing and deploying the malicious software known as Trickbot, which was used to launch cyberattacks against…
Pennsylvania Caretaker Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter and Neglect
Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced charges against a Lawrence County personal care administrator who failed to provide a resident’s medications, which led to a…
FDA Safety Communication: Evaluating Plastic Syringes Made in China for Potential Device Failures
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing consumers, healthcare providers, and healthcare facilities that the FDA is evaluating the potential for device failures…
“Preventable hospitalizations” in older adults with dementia: Are they really preventable?
The concept of preventable hospitalization originated to characterize hospital admissions resulting from lack of timely access to primary care.
Senior Home Care Services Owner to Be Imprisoned until She Complies with the DOL
A federal court issued an order for the owner of a Michigan senior home care services company to be imprisoned if she continues to ignore…
Caretaker Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter, Neglect for Failure to Renew Medications
Attorney General Michelle Henry announced charges against a Lawrence County personal care administrator who failed to provide a resident’s medications, which led to a seizure…
Fired after Helping a Resident Call 911, Iowa Nursing Home Worker Sues Care Facility
A certified nursing assistant who claims she was fired from a nursing home for helping an injured resident call 911 is now suing her former…