US Department of Labor Recovers $163K for 72 Healthcare Workers
The US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division cited a Tennessee healthcare organization for missing three payrolls in November 2020. The missed payrolls led…
Upcoming Webinar on Security Risk Assessment Tool Hosted by ONC and OCR
The office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) are hosting a new webinar focused on…
A Decade of Data Reveals $147 Million Recovered by New Jersey under False Claims Act
The data reported between 2010 through 2019 by the State Attorney General under New Jersey’s False Claims Act (NJFCA) shows that the state netted $147…
A $6M Settlement Will End State Attorney General’s Legal Battle over Marketing Claims by PA SNF
A six-year court battle waged by the state attorney general’s office over what it claimed was misleading marketing by a Pennsylvania skilled nursing facility chain…
Massachusetts Hospital Hit with a Class Action Lawsuit after Paying Ransomware Attackers for Stolen Data
A Massachusetts hospital is facing a class-action lawsuit after a ransomware attack in February 2021 that impacted over 35,000 individuals and put personally identifiable information…
Seven Nursing Facilities that Evacuated to Warehouse Ahead of Hurricane Ida Have Licenses Revoked
As follow up to information previously released by the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) regarding findings against seven nursing homes in Louisiana, on September 7,…
Home Health Agency Operator to Pay $17 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Kickback Allegations
A New Jersey home health agency (HHA) operator has agreed to pay $17 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by…
President Biden Implements National Strategy to Combat COVID-19
President Biden announced the implementation of a six-pronged, comprehensive national strategy using the science-based approach used to combat previous variants of COVID-19. The six prong…
Louisiana Health Officials State Implementation of Emergency Plan was the Problem in Evacuation of 7 Nursing Homes
Louisiana state officials have launched an investigation after the death of six residents who were evacuated to a warehouse before Hurricane Ida hit southeast Louisiana.…
Kansas Made Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations after Beneficiaries’ Deaths
An Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit discovered that Kansas made at least $18.2 million in unallowable payments to Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) on…