Facility Ordered to Pay OSHA Attorney Fee for Noncompliance with Subpoena
A federal court has ordered a Boston behavioral health facility to pay the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) $30,515.63 in…
SNF Settles with US Attorney’s Office to Resolve Allegations of Disability Discrimination
A Boston skilled nursing facility (SNF) reached an agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the US Department of Health and Human Service’s Office for…
NC Home Health Company Agrees to Pay over $45K to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
A home health agency which is based in North Carolina agreed to pay $45,486.76 to settle a civil False Claims Act allegation related to allegedly…
Newly Released Data Reveals 295 Cyberattacks on the Healthcare Sector in the Past 18 Months
The CyberPeace Institute recently released new data revealing the number and rates of cyberattacks on the healthcare sector. Between June 2, 2020, and December 3,…
EEOC Updates Technical Assistance to Include When COVID-19 May Be a Disability
On December 12, 2021, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) added a new section to their technical assistance page. The updated section clarifies under…
Florida Nursing Home Ordered to Pay $2 Million to Family of Resident Who Died from Fall at the Facility
A Florida nursing home has been ordered to pay a $2 million arbitration award to the family of a woman who fell at the nursing…
Idaho Assisted Living Facing Enforcement Actions for Failing to Protect Residents
Enforcement actions have been implemented for an Idaho assisted living facility following a series of reports that staff failed to protect residents. The concerns include…
Texas Home Health Agency Found to have Violated Fair Labor Standards Act
The US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, has determined that a Texas home health agency violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The…
Texas Man Extradited from Cameroon to US to Serve Prison Sentence for Healthcare Fraud and Other Offenses
A Texas man was extradited to Houston on December 10, 2021, to begin an 80-year prison sentence that he received in absentia four years earlier…
New Hampshire Woman Arrested for Submitting False Claims to Medicaid for Mileage Reimbursement
On December 7, 2021, a New Hampshire woman was arrested and charged with theft by deception, false claims, and presenting false records concerning allegations that…