US DOL Recovers More Than $162K in Overtime Back Pay, Damages
The US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Heaven on Earth Network paid 87 workers straight time when overtime pay was owed. The…
Florida Doctor Pleads Guilty to Receiving Kickbacks
Dr. Sean Patrick O’Rourke (56,) has pleaded guilty to soliciting and receiving remuneration in return for ordering medical services and items paid for by a…
10 Charged in Business Email Compromise and Money Laundering Schemes
The US Department of Justice announced charges against 10 defendants in multiple states in connection with multiple business email compromise (BEC), money laundering, and wire…
PA Health Department to Invest nearly $12 Million to Enhance Long-Term Care Facilities
The Department of Health announced plans to distribute approximately $11.7 million in federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funding to help long-term care…
Fire Knocks out Electronics at New York Nursing Home
A minor fire in the business office disrupted operations at the Wayne County Nursing Home Thursday morning, after an electronic device began smoking and caught…
CMS Updates Medicare Care Compare Information
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated Medicare Care Compare to include doctor and clinician facility affiliation information for the following facility types,…
Judgment Approved Ordering Two Pennsylvania Facilities to Pay Total of $513K in Back Wages, Damages
The US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has approved a consent judgment ordering two central Pennsylvania nursing facilities to pay a total…
Long-Term Trends of Psychotropic Drug Use in Nursing Homes
OIG found that from 2011 through 2019, about 80 percent of Medicare’s long-stay nursing home residents were prescribed a psychotropic drug. While the Centers for…
Iowa Nursing Home Director Allegedly Stole Opioids from Resident
A 49-year-old Davenport woman faces a felony charge of taking drugs from a nursing home patient, according to arrest affidavits filed in the case.
Unlicensed Medical Assistant Convicted in $6 Million Fraud Conspiracy
A federal jury convicted an Illinois woman for conspiring to defraud Medicare of over $6 million. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial,…