Missouri Hospital Staffer Charged with Murder 20 Years after Patient Died
Prosecutors charge a former Kansas City-area respiratory therapist with first-degree murder in the death of a hospital patient 20 years later.
Bill Introduced that Seeks to Improve Medical Device Cybersecurity
A new bill has been introduced that seeks to address the cybersecurity of medical devices that will require manufacturers of medical devices to meet certain…
Employees Found “Asleep” & in Possession of Narcotics at NC Assisted Living Facility
An assisted living facility in Yancey County has been shut down after the state health department found it to be noncompliant in many areas. Two…
Florida Nursing Home Resident Apparently Fatally Beaten by Another Resident
A homicide investigation is underway after deputies responded to a call around 2 a.m. at a Florida nursing home. The victim was found beaten in…
South Carolina Woman Arrested for Exploiting Residents of an Assisted Living Facility
The South Carolina Attorney General announced that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) had arrested a 57-year-old woman on two counts of Exploitation of…
Managers of Arizona Telemedicine Company Admit Roles in $64M Nationwide Kickback, Healthcare Fraud Schemes
Two owners of a nationwide telemedicine company admitted their roles in conspiracies to bribe doctors and to commit healthcare fraud. Stephen Luke, 54, of Phoenix,…
Caretaker at Kentucky Assisted Living Facility Accused of Abusing Resident
A caretaker at an assisted living facility in Louisville has been arrested after allegations that he physically abused one of the residents there.
Federal Court Orders Maryland Eldercare Providers, Owners to Pay $364K in Back Wages, Damages
A federal judge has ordered four interrelated Upper Marlboro providers of assisted living, adult day care, and transportation services to pay $364,604 — $182,302 in…
Massachusetts Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Patients’ Fentanyl
A Berkley nurse pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to tampering with fentanyl intended for patients at a hospital’s post-surgery recovery unit and an…
Ineligible Medicaid Provider Arrested for Defrauding Medicaid of More Than $68K
An ineligible Medicaid provider was arrested in Florida for defrauding Medicaid of more than $68,000. According to a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit investigation, the provider…