Owner of TN-Based Crestar Labs, LLC Charged in Massive Medicare Fraud Scheme
The owner and chief executive officer of Spring Hill, Tennessee-based Crestar Labs, LLC, was charged with aiding and abetting and violation of the anti-kickback statute…
Massachusetts Nursing Home to Require Vaccinations for All Staff
In an effort to ensure the health and safety of all residents, Sherrill House, a non-profit skilled nursing and rehabilitation center in Jamaica Plain is…
Nursing Assistant Jailed in Ohio Sexual Assault Case
A 59-year-old nursing assistant was arraigned Tuesday for gross sexual imposition following an investigation at a Warren County nursing facility, with bond set at $150,000.
Two Louisiana Healthcare Companies Indicted for Multimillion Dollar Bank Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury returned an indictment on July 2, 2021, charging two homecare companies’ officials with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud…
$6M Judgment against Iowa Nursing Home over Woman’s 2017 Death May Be State’s Largest Yet
In what may be largest ever sum awarded in an Iowa nursing home negligence case, a northern Iowa facility has been ordered to pay $6…
Ohio Health System Agrees to Pay over $21 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Akron General Health System (AGHS), a regional hospital system based in Akron, Ohio, will pay $21.25 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act…
Nurse Suspended After Posting a Video Joking about Mistreating Patients
A North Carolina nurse has been suspended from her job over a TikTok video after viewers of the video complained about her treatment of patients.…
Contract Rehabilitation Therapy Providers Agree to Pay $8.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Select Medical Corporation and Encore GC Acquisition LLC have agreed to pay $8.4 million to resolve allegations that Select Medical Rehabilitation Services Inc. (SMRS) violated…
Patient Badly Burned in Fire Involving Defibrillator at Texas Hospital
Houston police are investigating the death of a patient at a Kingwood hospital after she was badly burned in a fire as medical staff used…
Connecticut Health Workers Must Get Fingerprinted or Will Lose Jobs
Healthcare workers across the state who were hired during the pandemic must be terminated if they aren’t fingerprinted for state-mandated background checks before July 20,…