Written by Jo Ann Halberstadter, General Counsel of Med-Net Concepts, LLC and appearing in the Market Place section of McKnight’ LTC News electronic edition. For…
On July 10, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) changed the guidance for allowing nursing home visitation. The changes allow indoor visitation if…
Metropolitan Community Health Services (Metro), doing business as Agape Health Services, has agreed to pay $25,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the…
The Internal Revenue Service announced its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams with a special emphasis on aggressive and evolving schemes related to coronavirus…
A Strawberry Plains, Tennessee woman, who billed Virginia Medicaid for services that were not completed, was sentenced to three years of probation, including three months…
Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. (Taro U.S.A.) has been charged for conspiring to fix prices, allocate customers, and rig bids for generic drugs, the Department of…
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of the flexibilities in rules related to Form I-9 compliance that was granted earlier this year.…
Recovery Network of Programs, Inc. (“RNP”), a healthcare organization that provides substance abuse and mental health services in Fairfield County, has entered into a civil…
COVID-19 has impacted the health and safety of Wisconsinites in many ways, and the stress stemming from the pandemic and the uncertainty it has caused…
High rates of asymptomatic infection suggest benefits to routine testing in congregate care settings. SARS-CoV-2 screening was undertaken in a single nursing facility without a…