Feds Moving on Records Access Enforcement
David Barmak, Esq. The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights continues to carefully move forward to ensure compliance with the…
TX Hospice CEO Sentenced to 15 years in Federal Prison for Healthcare Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
A Texas Hospice CEO was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on February 2, 2021, for falsely telling patients they had mere months to…
OH Healthcare Service Provider for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Pays $92k in Overtime Back Wages to 61 Employees
While records at Journey Through Life Care Services LLC showed the Maumee healthcare service provider paid employees legally required state minimum wage plus time-and-a-half for…
CA Residential Care Facilities to Pay Employees $135k in Back Wages after US DOL Finds Minimum Wage, Overtime Violations
The owner of eight residential care facilities in Modesto will pay $135,092 in back wages to 56 employees and $27,872 in civil penalties after the…
Southeastern Physical Therapy and Owner to Pay $152,000 to Settle False Claims Allegations
Asheville, NC-based Southeastern Physical Therapy (SEPT) and owner Darren Cady have agreed to resolve allegations that Cady received illegal kickbacks and violated the False Claims…
ND Man Who Left Nursing Home Found Safe in Ice House
A 70-year-old Bismarck man with dementia who walked away from a long-term care facility was found safe Thursday after spending the night in an ice…
Illinois Woman Charged with Nurse Identity Theft
An Illinois woman was charged Tuesday after using another woman’s similar name and professional license number to obtain a job as a nurse.
Vaccine Clinics in Nursing Homes Reduce COVID-19 Transmission by 48% within Three Weeks, Study Finds
A new study on COVID-19 among nursing home residents and staff found that the cases decreased at a faster rate among both groups after the…
Car with $10,000 Worth of COVID Vaccine Inside Stolen in Central Florida
A car carrying $10,000 worth of COVID-19 vaccine was stolen at a central Florida vaccination site after it had been left unlocked with the engine…
Owner of GA Consulting Company and TX Man Charged in $2.7 Million Genetic Testing Kickback Scheme
The owner of a Georgia consulting company and a Texas man were charged in connection with their roles in a conspiracy to pay kickbacks and…