Hackers Infiltrate NJ Nursing Home System, Steal Residents’ Personal Information
A New Jersey nursing home discovered on March 4 that an unauthorized party had accessed its computer system, which may have exposed the personal information…
What Marijuana Rescheduling Means for Long-Term Care Providers
The US Department of Justice (DOJ), through the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), has issued a final order rescheduling certain marijuana-related products from Schedule I to Schedule III…
US Attorney’s Office Hosted Healthcare Fraud Consortium Workshop with Federal Partners
On May 4 the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada and the Justice Department’s Healthcare Fraud Unit on Monday held a Healthcare…
Mobile PET Provider to Pay $8.33M to Resolve FCA Case Involving Alleged Kickbacks
A provider of mobile positron emission tomography (PET) scans headquartered in La Habra, California, has agreed to pay $8,334,350.71, plus additional amounts tied to future…
Former Kansas Nurse Convicted of Identity Theft
A former Kansas nurse has been convicted of identity theft after using another person’s State of Kansas Board of Nursing certification number to obtain employment.
Texas Man Sentenced to Life for $300K Healthcare Fraud After Probation Revoked
A man was sentenced to life in prison after his probation that he received for committing over $300,000 in healthcare fraud in Smith County was…
Iowa Nursing Home Resident Dies After Family Calls 911 to Get Medical Help
State regulators have ordered additional training for a nursing home worker accused of failing to intervene when a resident was in respiratory distress.
Texas Doctor Convicted for Illegally Distributing More than a Million Pills
A federal jury in the Southern District of Texas convicted a Texas physician for unlawfully distributing more than a million pills of opioids and other…
Two Sentenced to Prison for $522M Genetic Testing Fraud and Illegal Kickback Scheme
Two men were sentenced for their roles in a scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance companies by submitting over $522 million in…
OIG Finds Most Nursing Homes Lack Adequate Emergency Power Systems
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report on April 30, 2026, finding that most nursing…