New SAMHSA app helps people with mental illness develop a crisis plan
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a new mobile app, My Mental Health Crisis Plan, which allows individuals who have serious…
Wisconsin Pain Management Companies to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
The Department of Justice announced that Advanced Pain Management Holdings Inc. (APMH), its wholly-owned subsidiaries, APM Wisconsin MSO (“APM MSO”) and Advanced Pain Management LLC…
Illinois Nursing Home Worker Stole Money from Residents, Police Say
Mattoon police have arrested a Charleston woman they say stole a LINK card and money from residents of a Mattoon nursing home where she worked.
CISA and MS-ISAC Release Ransomware Guide
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) have released a joint Ransomware Guide that details practices…
Maryland National Institutes of Health Employee Pleads Guilty to Committing Healthcare Fraud
Janet Olatimbo Akindipe, 62, of Laurel, Maryland, pleaded guilty to defrauding the DC Medicaid program out of more than a quarter million dollars. Akindipe has…
Florida Radiology Center Pays $501,000 to Settle False Claims Allegations
A Florida radiology center recently agreed to settle fraud allegations made by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG)…
Wisconsin Gov. Evers, Secretary-designee Palm Issue Order to Expand Healthcare Workforce
In response to the current surge in cases and the growing strain on Wisconsin’s healthcare system, today Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin Department of Health…
Pharmacy Owner and Pharmacist Charged in a Scheme to Bill Insurance for Medications Not Dispensed
A grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Wansa Nabih Makki, her husband, Hossam Tanana, and her brother, Mahmoud Makki with multiple healthcare fraud and…
Trump Administration Announces $20 Billion in New Phase 3 Provider Relief Funding
Today, under the leadership of President Trump, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is…
Three Men Plead Guilty to Healthcare Kickback Conspiracies
An attorney, pharmacist, and sales representative have each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to pay or receive healthcare kickbacks. According to court documents, Daniel Tyler Walker,…