CMS Announces Updated SNF ABN Form: Implementation Deadline Approaches
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), with the assistance of their contractors, revised the Skilled Nursing Facility Advance Beneficiary Notice (SNF ABN), Form…
Upstate NY Nursing Homes Ordered to Pay $375K in Back Wages for Overtime Violations
The US Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it had recovered $375,649 in back wages and liquidated damages for 806 current and former employees of…
Former Texas Nurse Loses License, Sentenced to Jail for Stealing Drugs
A former nurse at a Houston, Texas, hospital has been sentenced to 120 days in Harris County Jail, four years of probation, and a lifetime…
Louisiana Nursing Home Resident Arrested for Crack Cocaine
A nursing home resident in Louisiana was arrested on August 23 after allegedly attempting to smoke crack cocaine in his room. Police were called to…
Tennessee Comptroller’s Report Reveals Financial Management Issues at Nursing Home
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has completed a Medicaid examination of a nursing home in Antioch, with the report released on August 29, 2024. The review…
Healthcare Provider to Pay $10.8M Settlement for False Claims Due to Oncologist’s Misconduct
On August 27, 2024, the US Attorney for the District of Montana announced a settlement agreement between the federal government and a healthcare system based…
Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to $1.3 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme
A Virginia woman pleaded guilty on August 26, 2024, to one count of healthcare fraud and six counts of making false statements relating to healthcare…
New OCR Guidance on Facility Access Controls for HIPAA Entities
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued new guidance emphasizing the importance of physical security measures…
Registered Nurse Loses License after Guilty Plea in Elder Neglect Case
On August 23, 2024, the Oregon Department of Justice announced that a Registered Nurse (RN) had pleaded guilty to felony Criminal Mistreatment in the First…
Home Healthcare and Hospice Provider to Pay $3.85M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
A nationwide healthcare company based in Dallas, Texas, along with its subsidiaries, has agreed to pay $3,850,000 to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims…