Century Care of Laurinburg to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
Century Care of Laurinburg, Inc. d/b/a Scottish Pines Rehabilitation & Nursing Center (Scottish Pines), a North Carolina company based in Cary, has agreed to pay…
CMS Provider Minute Video: The Importance of Proper Documentation
Why is proper documentation important to you and your patients? Find out how it affects items/services, claim payment, and medical review in the Provider Minute:…
Former Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist at Ann Arbor VA Hospital Arraigned on Drug Charges
Elizabeth A. Prophitt, CRNA, 38, a former certified registered nurse anesthetist, was arraigned on an indictment charging her with fraudulently obtaining controlled substances, including several…
PA AG Charges Former Nurse with Secret Video Recordings of Hundreds of Patients
Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced criminal charges against a Franklin County man who surreptitiously videotaped 206 patients at UPMC Carlisle, including nearly two dozen minors.…
Government Obtains $10.1 Million in Judgments to Resolve Medicaid Fraud Claims in False Claims Act Complaint
A Brunswick Medicaid provider and its owner have been ordered to pay more than $10 million to settle a civil fraud complaint filed by the…
Pennsylvania Doctor Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Drug Importation Charges
Thomas J. Whalen, D.O., 65, a Havertown, Pennsylvania, rheumatologist, pleaded guilty to fraud and drug importation charges for his role in a scheme to illegally…
New Jersey Healthcare System Paid Ransom to Hackers to Stop Hospital Cyberattack
Hackensack Meridian Health paid an undisclosed amount in ransom to stop a cyberattack that has disrupted the hospital owner’s computer network since it began last…
OCR Settles Second Case in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services is announcing its second enforcement action and settlement under its…
New Zeppelin Ransomware Targets Tech and Healthcare Firms in Europe and US
A new form of ransomware called Zeppelin is targeting tech and health companies in a campaign that has security experts worried if it spreads further…
Tennessee Imposter Nurse Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, and Identity Theft
On December 12, 2019, Misty Dawn Bacon, 44, of Morristown, entered a guilty plea to one count of wire fraud, one count of healthcare fraud,…