Dennis Davis Earns Med-Net’s First Compliance Officer-Qualified Designation
Dennis Davis, LNHA, administrator at Selma Health & Rehab in Selma, AL, is the first candidate to successfully complete the requirements of the Compliance Officer…
Maine Home Healthcare Company and Owner Settle False Claims Act Allegations
A Portland home healthcare company and its owner have agreed to pay $111,200.46 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act. The civil…
US Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint in COVID-19 Fraud Case
The United States filed a civil complaint to recover more than $543,000 from individuals based in China who purported to sell face masks and N-95…
For Older People, Despair, as Well as Covid-19, Is Costing Lives
Earlier this month, a colleague who heads the geriatrics service at a prominent San Francisco hospital told me they had begun seeing startling numbers of…
Possible Employer Vicarious Liability for Employee’s HIPAA Violation Even When Employee Engages in Unauthorized Act
Can an employer be held liable for an employee’s HIPAA violation even if the employee engaged in an unauthorized act that was motivated by the…
OCR Resolves Complaints after State of CT and Private Hospital Safeguard the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to Have Reasonable Access to Support Persons in Hospital Settings during COVID-19
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it has reached an Early Case Resolution…
FDA Reissues Emergency Use Authorizations Regarding Decontaminating Respirators
Based upon the increased knowledge of the performance and design of respirators, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has reissued the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) specifying…
Health Technician Pleads Guilty to Hoax Threat at Veterans Affairs Southern Nevada Healthcare System
Phuong Tang, 40, of Las Vegas, pleaded guilty to placing envelopes containing a white powdery substance on his coworkers’ desks at the Veterans Affairs Southern…
Michigan Hearing Aid Salesmen Convicted of Committing Healthcare Fraud
A Macomb County hearing aid dealer pleaded guilty in federal court in Detroit on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud. This follows the conviction…
Reno Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Hundreds of Surgical Masks from Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Peter Lucas, 35, of Reno, pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of surgical masks from a supply cart at the Ioannis A. Lougaris VA Medical Center…