OCR Settles with Health System over Unauthorized Access to Patient Records
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a settlement with a Florida healthcare system concerning several potential…
South Carolina Man Charged in Maryland for Multimillion-Dollar Medicare Fraud
On May 28, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland unsealed an indictment charging a South Carolina man with defrauding Medicare through a…
EEOC Opens 2024 EEO-1 Data Collection with Focus on Non-Discriminatory Practices
On May 20, 2025, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection is now open, and eligible…
OIG Audit Finds Medicare Part D Improperly Paid for Drugs During SNF Stays
A new audit from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that Medicare Part D improperly paid millions of dollars for drugs dispensed to residents…
EEOC Announces Settlement with Therapy Provider in Religious Discrimination Case
A rehabilitation and therapy service provider operating in 18 states has agreed to resolve a discrimination charge filed with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…
New York Health System to Pay over $3.2M to Resolve Alleged Stark Law Violations
US Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced on May 16 that a New York health system had agreed to pay $3,293,122.66 to resolve allegations under the False…
Oklahoma Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $377,000 from Nursing Home
A 53-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud while employed as a bookkeeper for a nursing home in Hydro, Oklahoma, announced…
Lawsuit Filed After Visitor Injured in Alleged Assault at Nursing Facility
On May 1, 2025, a lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by a visitor to a nursing facility, alleging negligence…
HHS OCR Announces HIPAA Settlement with California Imaging Provider
On May 15, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with a small California healthcare…
Former VA Nurse Charged with Creating False Government Records
A 54-year-old Texas woman has been arrested for allegedly creating false government records, US Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced on May 12, 2025. According to…