Indiana Hospital Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a suit it filed against Munster Medical Research Foundation, Inc., operators of Community Hospital, located in Munster,…
Fired Nurse and Aide Sue Iowa Nursing Home Operator
A company that manages a Dallas County nursing home is being sued by two former caregivers who allege they were wrongly accused of falsifying patient…
Two Kentucky Nursing Homes to Shut Down and Pay over $1M in Civil Monetary Penalties
US Attorney Michael A. Bennett announced that two nursing homes that filed federal lawsuits seeking injunctive relief against the United States in an effort to…
Doctor Sentenced to Federal Prison and Fined $1 Million for Healthcare Fraud
A suburban Chicago doctor was sentenced to six months in federal prison and ordered to pay a $1 million fine for submitting fraudulent claims to…
Nursing Home Patient with Dementia Dies, Louisiana Health Department Investigating
The Louisiana Department of Health said Monday it has launched a “health standards investigation” into the death of an elderly Hammond man who went missing…
Former Pennsylvania Nursing Home CEO Sentenced for Stealing Funds
The former CEO of a DuBois nursing home was sentenced to state prison June 15 for stealing potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars from the…
Hospital Security Guards Accessed Medical Records Leading to $240K HIPAA Settlement
On June 15, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with a community hospital located…
Med-Net Concepts, LLC News & Views Newsletter June 2023
Post-Acute Long-Term Care Fraud Investigations By: David S. Barmak, JD A post-acute long-term care Compliance and Ethics Program investigation is only as good as the…
Advanced Nurse Practitioner Gets 30 Years for Illegally Prescribing Millions of Opioids Causing 5 Deaths
Former Advanced Nurse Practitioner Jessica Joyce Spayd (52) was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 30 years (360 months) imprisonment for illegally prescribing and dispensing…
Suburban Chicago Doctor Sentenced to Federal Prison and Fined $1M for Healthcare Fraud
A suburban Chicago doctor, John A. Greager II, 75, has been sentenced to six months in federal prison and fined $1 million for submitting fraudulent…