Hospital Staff Shared Unauthorized Photos of Dying Patient on Social Media
While trying to cope with his 18-year-old son’s death, Jose Lopez was informed by HCA Florida Kendall Hospital that an emergency room worker had posted…
Man Arrested after Threatening Iowa Hospital
A 60-year-old Granville, Iowa, man is behind bars after threatening to shoot local hospital employees with an A-K-47.
SC Attorney General Announces Woman Charged with Practicing Medicine without a License
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) has arrested Alyssa Beth Steele, 37, of Anderson, S.C., for…
EEOC Has Released Frequently Asked Questions for Their “Know Your Rights” Poster
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released a new “Know Your Rights” poster, which replaces the previous “EEO is the Law” poster. The…
New York Hospital Agrees to Pay $98,694.36 for Improper Medicare and Medicaid Billing
Oswego Hospital has agreed to pay $98,694.36 to resolve allegations that it knowingly violated the False Claims Act by: (1) improperly billing Medicare and Medicaid…
95-Year-Old Woman Dead after Fight with Resident at NYC Nursing Home
A 95-year-old woman died after a fight with another resident in her Staten Island nursing home — and police are now probing whether it was…
Ohio Assisted Living Facility Resident Stabs, Wounds Married Couple
A married couple living in a nursing home in a Columbus suburb were seriously wounded Wednesday morning when they were stabbed by another resident, authorities…
Deer Jumps through Window of Illinois Nursing Home
It was a chaotic morning at a nursing home in Westmont, Illinois, when a deer jumped through a window of a nursing home, brushed against…
Nursing Home Managers Deny They Unfairly Advertised and Underpaid Weekend Staff
The managing companies of a nursing facility have denied an employee’s allegations that the facility has engaged in false advertising and categorical underpayment of their…
Nursing Home Psychologist Convicted of Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted a licensed Illinois psychologist of defrauding Medicare over the course of several years by causing the submission of fraudulent claims for…