US DOL Secures Judgment to Recover $3.8M in Back Wages, Damages from TriMED Healthcare
The US Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment ordering a Willow Grove home care agency that intentionally denied 433 employees full overtime wages…
Two Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Traffic Stolen Medical Products from Michigan Medical Center
Jennifer Robertson, age 52, of Battle Creek, Michigan, and Michelle McAllister, age 56, of Jerome, Michigan, pleaded guilty to participating in a multi-year, interstate conspiracy…
Massachusetts Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Patients’ Fentanyl
A Berkley nurse was sentenced in federal court in Boston for tampering with fentanyl intended for patients at a hospital’s post-surgery recovery unit and an…
Preliminary Injunction against Chain of SNFs for Violations of Staffing and Discharge Laws
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced securing a preliminary injunction against 19 California skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) operated under the Mariner chain (Mariner Health) for…
Half of Ransomware Attacks Have Disrupted Healthcare Delivery, Jama Report Finds
Led by University of Minnesota Public Health researchers, the Trends in Ransomware Attacks on US Hospitals, Clinics and Other Health Care Delivery Organizations study quantified…
Home Healthcare and Hospice Agencies Owner Sentenced to 25 Months in Prison
US District Judge Troy L. Nunley sentenced Liana Karapetyan, 42, of El Dorado Hills, to 18 months in prison for one count of conspiracy to…
New York AG Announces Sentencing of Former Nursing Home Employee for Sexual Abuse of a Resident
On January 6, 2023, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the sentencing of a 52-year-old man for sexually abusing an 81-year-old nursing home resident…
Court Finds Nursing Facility Violated Federal and State Laws with Involuntary Discharge of Woman
The Superior Court of the State of California issued a final order January 3, holding that a facility’s refusal to accept a resident back from…
Florida Doctor Sentenced for Substance Abuse Treatment Fraud Scheme
A Florida doctor was sentenced to 20 years in prison for engaging in a massive multi-year scheme to bill healthcare benefit programs for fraudulent tests…
Hive Claims Responsibility for Nursing Home Chain Attack
A Florida-based nursing home chain with a checkered past says an unnamed third-party vendor is responsible for a data breach incident.