NH Home Healthcare Company Owner and Employee Indicted for Medicaid Fraud
Attorney General John M. Formella announces that Michael A. Maggiacomo (age 50) and Tina M. Allen (age 46) both of Newburyport, Massachusetts, have been indicted…
Florida LPN Arrested for Exploitation of a Resident in a Nursing Home
A licensed practical nurse (LPN) from Florida has been arrested for exploitation of an elderly person. An investigation conducted by the Attorney General’s Office Medicaid…
Montana Governor Proposes Amendments for Worker Vaccine Bill
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has proposed amendments to a bill that seeks to prevent discrimination based on vaccine status that appear to try to address…
Healthcare Network Facing Class Action Lawsuit over 2020 Phishing Attack
A Philadelphia-based health system is facing a class action lawsuit over an August 2020 phishing attack that resulted in multiple employee email accounts being accessed…
Vaccination rate among NJ nursing home staff lags residents
Just over half of the staff at New Jersey’s long-term care facilities have gotten COVID-19 vaccinations, compared with 84% of residents, the state’s top health…
Man Charged with Battery, Death Investigation Ongoing at FL Assisted Living Facility
A man is charged with battery, and a death investigation is ongoing after an altercation this week at an assisted living facility in Escambia County.
Excluded Individual Indicted for Wire Fraud and Healthcare Fraud
A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment charging a Mississippi man with wire fraud and healthcare fraud and with conspiracy to commit wire and…
CDC Updates Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations in Response to COVID-19 Vaccinations
On April 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their recommendations for healthcare personnel (HCP) while at work, and for all…
Virginia Skilled Nursing Facility Operators Agree to Settle ADA Allegations
A Warrenton, Virginia nursing home has agreed to pay compensatory damages and a civil penalty, as well as enact remedial actions for residents with disabilities,…
IL Chiropractor Sentenced to More Than a Year and a Half in Prison on Fraud Charges
A suburban Chicago chiropractor has been sentenced to more than a year and a half in federal prison for fraudulently submitting reimbursement claims to private…