South Carolina Health System Named in Class Action Lawsuit after December Malware Attack
The impacts of the December 12 cyberattack on the Tidelands Health Hospital System are unclear, but what is clear is that patients feel they were…
Employees of PA Group Home Accused of Abusing and Videoing Disabled Resident
Police in a Pennsylvania community recently arrested and filed ten counts of abuse of a care-dependent person against two direct support providers in a Pennsylvania…
Family Physician Pays $285,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations of Billing Services at Inflated Rate
Family physician Dr. Chang-Wen Chen and his practice Chang-Wen Chen, M.D., P.C. paid $285,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by…
Connecticut Licensed Professional Counselor Pays $39K to Settle False Claims Allegations
Channa Sontag, LPC, and her business, Children’s Behavioral Therapy LLC, have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments and will…
OH Pain Clinic and Owner Agree to Pay $650,000 to Resolve Allegations of Unnecessary Procedures
Comprehensive Pain Management Institute and its owner, Leon Margolin, M.D., have agreed to pay the United States $650,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that…
PA Nursing Home Accidentally Releases Prescription Information for Its Residents
Lehigh County accidentally shared the prescriptions of nearly 700 Cedarbrook residents with 16 companies last December, a potential violation of federal law.
Two PA Group Home Workers Accused of Filming Disabled Woman Made to Chase after Food
Two workers at a Pennsylvania group home are accused of recording video of a developmentally disabled woman as they made her chase after chicken they…
Large Durable Medical Equipment Company to Settle False Claims Act Allegations by Paying US $37.5 Million
A Southern California-based company doing business in South Carolina, Iowa, New York, and other states through manufacturing and distribution of durable medical equipment (DME) for…
Michigan Healthcare Company Fires Employee for Leaking Patient Data to Personal Injury Attorney
Beaumont Health has fired an employee suspected of disclosing confidential information of more than 1,000 patients to a person believed to have been working on…
Nursing Home Worker Jailed for Three Years over False Tax Claim That Netted Him $980,000 Refund
A nursing home worker who made a false claim to get a $980,000 tax refund despite earning less than $19,000 has been jailed for 34…