On June 27, 2024, the Justice Department announced the results of their 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action. This initiative led to criminal charges…
A 52-year-old South Carolina woman was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud. The announcement was made by the…
A Michigan woman was arraigned on June 25, 2024, for falsifying medical records connected to the fall of a resident under her care at a…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a warning in its weekly MLN Matters to providers about phishing scams targeting medical records. The…
On June 20, 2024, United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that a 51-year-old woman had been sentenced for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued new guidance for Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities addressing staffing requirements based on resident assessments. The…
A 52-year-old woman was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to defraud North Carolina Medicaid…
A New York woman pleaded guilty on June 17, 2024, to fraudulently destroying over 2,600 COVID-19 vaccines and issuing a corresponding number of fraudulent COVID-19…
The Baltimore-area headquarters of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) closed on June 14 after Legionella was discovered in its water supply. The…
A former intensive care unit (ICU) nurse in Oregon was arrested on June 13, 2024, for allegedly diverting liquid fentanyl and replacing it with tap…