Idaho Caregiver Sentenced for Forgery
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced an Ada County woman was sentenced Tuesday, September 21, for forgery. 43-year-old Kendra Hessing, of Boise, pleaded guilty in…
New Jersey Department of Health Awards $800,000 in Infection Prevention Funding
To support infection prevention and control education among healthcare personnel, the New Jersey Department of Health is awarding $800,000 in funding to the New Jersey…
Long-term Care Administrators and Managers: Options for Coordinating Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
Long-term care (LTC) providers in settings such as nursing homes, assisted living, residential care communities, group homes, and senior housing are encouraged to consider the…
12 nursing home residents have died since mass evacuation to makeshift storm shelter
Five more nursing home residents have died in recent weeks after they were crammed into a mass shelter where hundreds were taken to ride out…
Police arrest woman in stabbing attack outside Massachusetts hospital that left healthcare worker injured
Police have arrested a woman in connection with a “random and unprovoked” stabbing attack outside a hospital in Taunton on Tuesday afternoon that left a…
Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Lawsuit Regarding Self-Service Kiosks in Healthcare Setting
The Justice Department filed a Statement of Interest clarifying that Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires that public accommodations provide auxiliary aids…
Pain Doctor Convicted of over $100 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury in the Eastern District of Michigan convicted a Michigan doctor for his role in masterminding and executing a complex scheme to defraud…
California Woman Sentenced in Multimillion-Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme
Stefanie Hirsch, 51, of Los Angeles, Calif., was sentenced to three years’ probation for her role in a multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud scheme. Hirsch was also…
National Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges Involving over $1.4B in Alleged Losses
On September 17, 2021, the Department of Justice announced criminal charges against 138 defendants, including 42 doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals, in 31…
Nursing Homes across America Struggle with Severe Staffing Shortages
A new survey by the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living found that around 14,000 nursing homes around the country…