Mass. Announces Nursing Home Reforms to Keep Older Adults Safe Amid Pandemic
Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday announced that the state has begun implementing a round of nursing home reforms in an effort to keep older adults…
OCR Settles Eighth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces that it has settled its eighth enforcement action…
California Testing Laboratory and Owner Settle Fraudulent Medicare Billing Case for $3 Million
The CEO and founder of a California testing laboratory together with the company have agreed to pay $3,043,484 to resolve allegations that they violated the…
NJ Man Charged with Conspiring to Steal More Than $7.8 Million Worth of HIV Medication
Wagner Checonolasco, a/k/a “Wanny,” 33, of Lyndhurst, New Jersey, was charged for his role in stealing prescription HIV medication from the pharmacy of the East…
More Than 40 Facing Federal Charges for Bilking Federal Healthcare Programs out of Millions
Peter M. McCoy, Jr., US Attorney for the District of South Carolina, and Bobby L. Christine, US Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, announced…
Deputies Shoot Patient at California Hospital
Deputies shot a patient at Harbor UCLA Medical Center near Carson late Tuesday night, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network
The AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network — a partnership between AHRQ, the University of New Mexico’s ECHO Institute and the Institute for…
Healthcare Staffing Company Pays More Than $3 Million in Back Wages
Favorite Healthcare Staffing Inc., based in Overland Park, Kansas, has paid $3,068,859 in back wages to 1,677 contract employees hired to conduct coronavirus testing in…
Ohio Pain Clinic Owner Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
The owner and operator of a Hamilton pain clinic was sentenced in US District Court for illegally distributing controlled substances, committing healthcare fraud and violating…
Massachusetts Nursing Home RN Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion
A 61-year-old Massachusetts registered nurse recently pleaded guilty to drug tampering in a US District Court. She was charged in June with one count of…