Chiropractor Charged with Falsely Billing for Procedure Learned Via YouTube
A 46-year-old local chiropractor and her medical group have been named in a civil suit under the False Claims Act alleging fraudulent billing. Suhyun An…
MI Nursing Home Employee Caught Sexually Abusing 83-Year-Old on Cam by Patient’s Son
An employee of an assisted living facility in Minnesota has been charged with sexually assaulting an 83-year-old Alzheimer’s patient, an attack that was witnessed remotely…
Former New York Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Medications Intended for Patients
Kelsey A. Mulvey, 28, of Grand Island, NY, pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product. Assistant US Attorney Misha A. Coulson, who is handling…
NY Nursing Home Healthcare Worker Accused of Abusing a Patient
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said a healthcare worker had turned herself in, accused of charges involving endangering a patient.
Former Employee of NJ VA Hospital Charged with Stealing More Than $8.2M Worth of HIV Medication
Lisa M. Hoffman, 48, of Orange, New Jersey, a former pharmacy technician, was arrested for stealing prescription HIV medications from the pharmacy of the Veterans…
OIG Audit Finds that Florida Nursing Facilities Did Not Always Report Potential Abuse or Neglect
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that Florida did not ensure that nursing facilities always reported potential abuse or neglect of Medicaid beneficiaries…
CMS Updates Nursing Home Guidance with Revised Visitation Recommendations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued updated guidance March 10 for…
Extension of the Public Comment Period for Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule
March 9, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a 45-day extension of the public…
CT Nurse Aide Forged Stolen Checks from Three Elderly Clients
An aide working for a Connecticut nursing home stole a blank checks from a resident, then worked with an accomplice who cashed it with a…
AL families still struggling to see loved ones in nursing homes due to COVID-19 restrictions
Nearly a year after visitation restrictions were put into place at nursing homes across Alabama due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many families continue to struggle…