Oklahoma Medical Supply Company Owner Indicted for $30M Healthcare Fraud Scheme
An indictment was unsealed in the Middle District of Florida charging an Oklahoma chiropractor and medical supply company owner for his role in a conspiracy…
South Carolina Woman Who Stole from Nursing Home Residents Heads to Prison
The former business manager at a nursing care home who stole more than $157,000 from bed-ridden and comatose patients was sentenced to 33 months in…
HHS OCR Update: System Hardening and Protecting ePHI
System hardening is the process of customizing electronic information systems (e.g., computer systems and other electronic devices) to reduce their attack surface, thus reducing the…
Laboratory to Pay $6.8M and Plead Guilty to Resolve Kickback Allegations
A South Carolina clinical laboratory company and its founder and chief executive have agreed to pay at least $6.8 million to the United States to…
Hospital Agrees to Settle Case on Ineffective Communication with Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Patients
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that it has resolved its investigation into complaints that Brattleboro Memorial Hospital…
Arizona AG Settles Case Involving Elopement and Heat Death of a Vulnerable Adult
Attorney General Kris Mayes has resolved litigation with Brookhaven on 131st Place, LLC (Brookhaven) and its owners, Levi and Holly Walker, over repeated non-compliance with…
Second Lawsuit Filed Against Pennsylvania Nursing Home, PECO After Explosion
Two more people who were residents at the Bucks County nursing home when it exploded in December have filed a lawsuit against PECO and the…
NJ Doctor Charged in 58-Count Indictment with Distributing Opioids in Exchange for Sexual Favors
A New Jersey doctor was charged in a 58-count indictment with distributing opioids without a legitimate medical purpose, maintaining a drug-involved premises, and defrauding New…
Laboratory Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay at Least $6.8M to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks to Doctors
Clinical laboratory LTD Holding LLC, formerly known as Labtech Diagnostics LLC (Labtech), of Anderson, South Carolina, and its founder and CEO Joseph Labash, of the…
Minnesota Health Department Substantiates Financial Theft by Facility Staff
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) concluded an investigation on December 22, 2025, substantiating financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult by a dietary staff member…