Employee Error Enables Ransomware Attack on Health System
A major health system recently identified how ransomware attackers significantly disrupted approximately 140 hospitals across the United States. The health system was hit with a…
Owner of Ohio Home Healthcare Company Pleads Guilty to $8.5 Million Fraud
The owner of an Ohio home healthcare company, who was already on the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) exclusion list, pleaded guilty in US District…
Massachusetts Psychiatrist Sentenced to over Eight Years in Prison for $19M Insurance Fraud
A Wellesley psychiatrist was sentenced on June 6, 2024, for billing Medicare and private insurance companies for over $19 million in treatments he did not…
Massachusetts AG Announces $4 Million Settlement with Nursing Home Chain
Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Joy Campbell announced a $4 million settlement with a Woburn-based long-term care (LTC) management company that operates sixteen nursing homes…
Michigan Caregiver Convicted in Freezing Death of Assisted Living Facility Resident
On June 7, 2024, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that a 58-year-old woman was convicted by jury of Vulnerable Adult Abuse—Second Degree. The charges…
Georgia Healthcare Provider Admits to Document Alteration Scheme in Federal Investigation
A Georgia healthcare provider has admitted in federal court to ordering two employees to illegally alter documents during a federal civil investigation into alleged improper…
Michigan Physician Sentenced for Practicing without a License
A Michigan physician was sentenced to 30 days in jail for practicing medicine without a license, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on May 29,…
Mental Health Service Providers Face Allegations of Defrauding Vermont Medicaid
The Vermont Attorney General’s Office announced on June 3, 2024, that it had filed civil enforcement actions against two Vermont Medicaid providers for fraud. The…
NJ Medical Practice Settles with HHS OCR to Resolve Allegations of Discrimination
On June 4, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with a New Jersey…
Lawsuit Filed against Ohio Nursing Home after Fatal Attack on Resident
A lawsuit was filed against an Ohio nursing home after an elderly resident (Resident 1) was physically assaulted by another resident (Resident 2). The incident,…