Durable Medical Equipment Company Owner Charged in Kickback Scheme
A Florida man who operated a durable medical equipment company has been charged for his alleged participation in a Medicare kickback and telemedicine fraud scheme.…
Nursing Homes’ Unclear Death Toll Has States Testing Corpses
Connecticut is swabbing corpses at funeral homes and Maryland is testing all nursing-home residents and staff, symptomatic or not.
Maze Ransomware Attack Will Cost Cognizant at Least $50m to $70m
A ransomware attack on IT services supplier Cognizant will cost the company between $50m and $70m over the next three months and it will incur…
NY Nurse Steals and Uses Credit Card of Man Dying from COVID-19 for Groceries and Gas
A nurse working in a New York hospital was recently arrested and charged with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, and petty larceny after…
Michigan Urogynecologist and Nurse Practitioner Face Charges Related to Healthcare Fraud and Adulteration of Medical Devices
US Attorney Andrew B. Birge announced separate charges brought against Roger D. Beyer, M.D., and his wife, Susan E. Wright, N.P., J.D. Dr. Beyer was…
New York to Test Nursing Home Staff Twice a Week for COVID-19 ― Cuomo
All nursing homes in New York state will be required to test staff twice a week for the novel coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on…
Pennsylvania Physician to Pay $50,000 and Permanently Cease Prescribing Opioids
Dr. Eric Heffelfinger, a pulmonologist who previously practiced in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, will pay $50,000 and permanently lose his ability to prescribe opioids to resolve…
NJ Man Sentenced to 65 Months in Prison for Using Fraudulent Invoices to Steal from Hospitals, Clinics, and Doctors’ Offices across US
Robert S. Armstrong, 49, was sentenced to 65 months in prison for mailing thousands of fraudulent invoices to hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices throughout the…
Pennsylvania Joins New York, Illinois, and New Jersey by Granting Healthcare Workers Temporary Immunity from Malpractice Lawsuits
The governor of Pennsylvania recently signed an executive order to protect healthcare providers from malpractice suits. He issued this statement to explain his action: “As…
NYC nurse steals coronavirus patient’s credit card as he was on a ventilator and uses it to buy $60-worth of groceries and gas
A New York nurse has been arrested for stealing a dying coronavirus patient’s credit card to buy $60-worth of groceries and gas, police say.