US DOL Sues New York Health Center and Its CEO for Firing Employee Who Reported Coronavirus Safety Concerns
The US Department of Labor is suing a Staten Island community health center and its CEO after they suspended and later fired an employee who…
FL Behavioral Healthcare Center Agrees to Revamp Its Workplace Violence Prevention Program after OSHA Investigation
The US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has reached a settlement with a Fort Myers behavioral healthcare and residential treatment facility to…
DOJ Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Healthcare Fraud Related to COVID-19
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced criminal charges against 14 defendants in seven federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various…
In Washington’s LTCs, COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Have Plummeted, but Outbreaks Remain
In early April, the number of Washington long-term care facilities reporting at least one active COVID-19 case reached its lowest point in a year, since…
Mandated Reporter Charged with Failure to Report Abuse of an Elder
A California assisted living facility director was charged with being mandated to report elder abuse and failing to do so. It is alleged that on…
NY Doctor to Pay Fine for Failing to Safeguard Controlled Substance Prescribing Token and Password
Dr. Nora Meaney-Elman, a Williamsville physician, has agreed to pay $60,000 to resolve allegations that she violated the Controlled Substances Act by failing to safeguard…
Florida Man Charged with Stealing Ventilators Intended for Critically Ill Covid-19 Patients Arrested
Yoelvis Denis Hernandez, a/k/a “Guajiro,” 42, was arrested in Del Rio, Texas, on a South Florida indictment charging him with stealing 192 US government-owned medical…
Eleven Additional Defendants Charged in Ohio Medicaid Fraud Scheme
Eleven additional defendants were charged in a 77-count superseding indictment for their roles in a scheme to defraud Medicaid through fraudulent billing practices. Ten Defendants,…
Four Charged in Conspiracy that Billed More Than $20 Million in False Claims to Medicare
A federal grand jury returned a twenty-four-count indictment charging four individuals for their roles in healthcare fraud conspiracy that billed more than $20 million in…
A Health Management Company Pays $25,000 to Settle Potential HIPAA Security Rule Violations
A health management company that provides diagnostic and laboratory developed tests has agreed to pay $25,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the…