Nursing Home Sued for Negligence after Failure to Change Catheter Led to Resident’s Death
A lawsuit filed in April 2023 claims that a Delaware nursing home failed to change a resident’s catheter for more than a year, leading to…
Physicians to Pay $1.5M to Resolve False Claims Act Liability for Submitting Unsupported Diagnoses
United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Complete Physician Services, Kenneth Wiseman, DO, and Steven Schmidt, DO (collectively, “CPS”), have agreed to pay a…
VHS of Michigan Inc. Agrees to Pay over $29 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
VHS of Michigan Inc., doing business as, The Detroit Medical Center Inc. (DMC), Vanguard Health Systems Inc. (Vanguard), and Tenet Healthcare Corporation (Tenet), have agreed…
DOL Recovers $121K in Back Wages, Damages for 25 Workers Denied Overtime Pay by Healthcare Provider
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has obtained a consent judgment in federal court requiring the operator of a home healthcare provider franchise in Golden…
Physician Pays over $135K for Allegedly Using Foreign, Unapproved Botox to Treat Patients
The US Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced on May 23, 2023, that a physician and his practice had agreed to…
Inspira Medical Centers to Pay $100,000 to Conciliate EEOC Discrimination Finding
Inspira Medical Centers, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, also known as Inspira Health Network, which owns and operates several hospitals and numerous health centers in…
Woman Facing Federal Charges for Stealing a Nursing License in Order to Fraudulently Work as a Nurse
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Rochelle Perry, 49, of Indianapolis, Indiana, with five counts of Social Security number fraud, three counts…
Kansas Nursing Home Resident Pleads Guilty to Possession of Meth
A Kansas woman living in a nursing home pleaded guilty to possessing methamphetamine, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Med-Net Concepts, LLC News & Views Newsletter May 2023
Privilege for Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) Documents and Reports By: David S. Barmak, JD The Affordable Care Act (ACA) authorizes the Centers for Medicare…
Investigation Finds Ohio Hospital Exposed Nurses, Other Employees to Workplace Violence
The US Department of Labor (DOL) announced on May 25, 2023, that an Ohio children’s hospital failed to protect employees — including nurses and mental…