Malware, Employee Email Breaches Result in PHI Exposure
One look at the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) data breach portal shows that hospitals, nonprofits, and small community health centers continue to face healthcare…
Justice Department Resolves Lawsuits with Doctors to Ensure Equal Access to Healthcare
The Justice Department announced that it has filed proposed consent decrees with two obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctors in Bakersfield, California. The consent decrees, which are subject…
Two Sisters in California Sentenced for Stealing Money from Resident
In California, two sisters have been sentenced for stealing approximately $272,000 from an elderly resident at an assisted care facility. One of the sisters was…
US DOL Urges Healthcare Facilities, Providers to Implement Effective Safety, Health Programs
US healthcare workers experienced a staggering 249 percent increase in injury and illness rates in 2020, based on employer-reported data, as they encountered serious safety and health hazards…
Woman Missing since 1977 Found Living under Alias in Nursing Home
A woman who has been reported as missing since 1977 was found alive and living under a different name in a Fort Worth, Texas, nursing…
SC Home Healthcare Provider Pays $120k in Back Wages, Damages to 36 Employees
The US Department of Labor found a West Columbia home healthcare provider shortchanged 36 employees who provide companionship and personal care for seniors, people with…
US DOL Recovers $137,838 in Wages, Damages for 71 Home Healthcare Workers
Investigation findings: Fair Labor Standards Act overtime violations were found when the employer paid 71 workers — most working as health aides — straight time…
Indiana Home Health Agency Charged with Violating Fair Labor Standards Act
An Indiana home health agency that operates two home health facilities violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) when it issued workers separate checks at…
Urology Practice Agrees to Pay $100K to Resolve Allegations It Violated the False Claims Act
The US Attorney’s Office has reached a $100,000 settlement with Brockton Urology Clinic LLC, a physician practice located in North Easton, to resolve allegations that…
OK Orthopedic Surgeon Agrees to Pay Almost $343,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Dr. Mark Stephen Wilson agreed to pay the United States $342,750 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that he accepted illegal kickback payments from Brookhaven…