An agreement was reached, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), with a dermatology practice in Ashland, Kentucky, addressing effective communication with deaf and hard…
A Georgia nursing home business manager is facing nearly 80 felony charges related to elder abuse and fraud. According to police the 28-year-old woman allegedly…
The United States has settled a civil fraud lawsuit against a large durable medical equipment (DME) supplier with approximately 700 locations throughout the United States.…
On February 16, the US Department Of Health And Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology…
A retirement community in Columbus, Georgia, allegedly violated federal law by firing a 78-year-old receptionist due to her age and disability, the US Equal Employment…
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is actively considering reinstating a HIPAA compliance audit program as part of its efforts to bolster…
A triple fraudulent billing scheme, involving the misrepresentation of laboratory testing stations to Medicare, Medicaid, and private healthcare insurers, amassed at least $3.8 million in…
An ex-employee of an Iowa healthcare facility is entitled to unemployment benefits after an incomplete background check allowed his initial employment, a court has ruled.…
A company which operates nursing care facilities across Texas and Louisiana will pay $50,000 to settle a sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the…
US Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced on February 7, 2024, that a Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, man was sentenced to 78 months…