Family of Pennsylvania Nursing Home Resident Alleges Understaffing Led to Death
The family of a former Neshaminy Manor resident is alleging that understaffing at the 360-bed Bucks County-run nursing home contributed to the death of a…
Iowa Paramedic Suspended, Charged with Stealing Painkillers from Ambulance
A Carroll County paramedic is facing criminal charges alleging she repeatedly stole liquid painkiller from a county ambulance service and replaced it with saline to…
Lack of Staff Forced Pennsylvania Nursing Home Residents to Lie in Urine
So few nurses and nursing assistants worked at a Pennsylvania nursing home over the winter that residents were forced at times to sit or lie…
Owner of Florida Healthcare Companies Sentenced for Employment Tax Crimes
A Florida man was sentenced to 18 months in prison, two years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $4,381,265.76 in restitution to the United…
HHS OCR Settles HIPAA Security Rule Investigation with Radiology Group
On April 10, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with a company that provides…
In-Home Care Executive Guilty of Failing to Pay Employment Taxes
A federal jury has convicted Michael Roberts, 38, of Mentor, Ohio, of not paying required employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). According to…
Men Sentenced for N95 Mask Fraud During Early Pandemic
Two brothers, who co-owned a now-defunct Florida-based company, have been sentenced in federal court in Boston for charges associated with shipping facemasks that were misbranded…
Concordance of 30-Day Mortality and In-Hospital Mortality or Hospice Discharge After Sepsis
Sepsis is responsible for 1.7 million adult hospitalizations and 350,000 deaths each year in the United States, prompting the CDC and CMS to develop a…
Ohio Doctor Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy
An Ohio doctor has pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy that prescribed medical equipment and lab tests for patients who did not need…
COVID Scammer Admits Defrauding Investors with Fake Products and False Documents
A 30-year-old Los Angeles, California, resident has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a $12.5 million scam that victimized investors in the Southern District of…