North Carolina Bills Seeking to Preserve Patient Visitation Advance
State lawmakers are pressing to ensure that patients at North Carolina healthcare facilities can receive visits from family members and clergy, especially during future emergencies.
EHR Company Agrees to Pay $3.8M to Resolve Allegations of Illegal Kickbacks
A Miami-based developer of electronic health records (EHR) software products and related services has agreed to pay $3,806,966.70 to resolve allegations that it paid unlawful…
Doctor Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Unlawfully Distributing Opioids and Soliciting Sexual Favors from Patients
Joseph Santiamo, 65, a New York doctor, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for distributing opioids without a legitimate medical reason and soliciting sexual…
Bees in the Netherlands Trained to Detect COVID-19 Infections
Dutch researchers have trained bees, which have an unusually keen sense of smell, to identify samples infected with COVID-19, a finding they said could cut…
Texas Woman Handed Significant Sentence for Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A 58-year-old resident of Richmond has been ordered to prison for 25 years following her convictions of conspiracy and aiding and abetting healthcare fraud. US…
Owner of Business Providing Physical Therapy Services to Nursing Home Residents Pleads Guilty
Harshe Shende, age 57, of Hanover, Maryland, pleaded guilty on May 4, 2021, to eight counts of failing to pay over employment taxes to the…
Neurosurgical Associates, LTD and Dignity Health Paid $10M to Resolve False Claims Allegations
Neurosurgical Associates, LTD and Dignity Health, d/b/a St. Joseph’s Hospital, agreed to pay $10 million to resolve civil allegations that they violated the federal False…
NY Medical Center Agrees to Settle Claims of Employment Discrimination by US Army Reservist
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York has announced a settlement with a Brooklyn Medical Center to resolve a lawsuit filed…
Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Agrees to Pay $12.6M to Resolve Allegations It Provided Kickbacks through Donations
Incyte Corporation, headquartered in Delaware, has agreed to pay $12.6 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by using a foundation…
Federal Judge Finds Behavioral Healthcare Center Exposed Workers to More Than 50 Attacks by Residents
A federal administrative law judge has determined that a Bradenton behavioral healthcare center and its management company exposed workers to more than 50 attacks in…