Medication Aides Set to Plug Labor Hole in Massachusetts Long-Term Care
Health officials are rolling out regulations to implement a 2024 law legalizing the use of certified medication aides in long-term care facilities, rules that supporters…
Nurse Who Stole and Tampered with Painkiller Vials Sentenced to Prison
David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Kristen Carotenuto, 35, of Pelham, New York, was sentenced to five months…
Licensed Clinical Social Worker Settles Fraud Claims for $1.2 Million
A Virginia-licensed clinical social worker convicted of criminal healthcare fraud has agreed to pay an additional $449,014.93 to settle civil fraud claims. The settlement was…
US Secures $1.4M Judgment Against Family Doctor for Fraudulent Billing
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland (USAO-MD) announced that it obtained a judgment of $1,407,493.23 against Dr. Richard Akoto, MD, a family…
Texas Doctor Agrees to Pay over $2M to Settle Allegations of Fraudulent Billing
A 63-year-old Houston man has agreed to pay $2,053,515 to resolve allegations he submitted false claims to federally funded healthcare programs for the surgical implantation…
Insufficient Evidence Forces DA to Drop Charges Against Georgia Nursing Home Owner
Cruelty charges have been dropped against a Georgia nursing home owner after deputies discovered patients living in temperatures higher than 90 degrees, with just one…
Iowa Nursing Home Accused of Leaving Resident in Soiled Bedding
An Iowa nursing home was cited for failing to properly report the alleged abuse of a resident, after a certified nursing assistant entered the resident’s…
CNA Tried to Steal Hundreds from Pennsylvania Nursing Home Resident
A Pennsylvania certified nursing assistant (CNA) is facing charges after police say she tried to steal money from a nursing home resident she cared for.
Virginia Psychotherapist Convicted of Healthcare Fraud to Pay over $1M
A Mechanicsville Licensed Clinical Social Worker who was convicted of criminal healthcare fraud has agreed to pay an additional $449,014.93 to settle civil fraud claims…
Nurse Sentenced to over 5 Years for Tampering with Fentanyl Intended for Patients
A Florida man was sentenced to five years and three months in federal prison for tampering with a consumer product and obtaining a controlled substance…