Georgia Woman Convicted for Unlicensed Nursing in Vermont
The Vermont Attorney General’s Office announced that Corissa Laws, 38, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was sentenced for stealing another person’s identity in order to illegally practice…
California Podiatrist and Sales Rep Charged in Multimillion Dollar Skin Graft Fraud
A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against Felipe Ruiz, 51, of Fresno, and Jose Gabriel Aguirre, 52, of Clovis, charging them with conspiracy…
Traveling Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Morphine at Multiple Nursing Homes
A former traveling nurse was sentenced on April 4, 2025, in federal court in Boston for tampering with morphine at a Massachusetts nursing home. The…
Minnesota Couple Indicted in $15 Million Medical Billing Fraud Scheme
An indictment was unsealed alleging that Gabriel Langford and Elizabeth Brown, a Minnesota couple, engaged in a $15 million scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, and…
NC AG Announces Healthcare Fraud and Money Laundering Guilty Plea
Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that Jasmine Hoyle of Winston-Salem pleaded guilty to one count of healthcare fraud and one count of money laundering for…
HHS OCR Settles HIPAA Security Rule Investigation with Northeast Radiology
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Northeast Radiology, PC (NERAD), a professional corporation…
Kansas Doctor Admits to Accepting Kickbacks for Fraudulent Telemedicine Orders
A medical doctor from Kansas City, Kansas, has admitted to accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks to order medically unnecessary healthcare services for…
Developing an Interdisciplinary E-Learning Curriculum on Delirium in Nursing Homes
Healthcare professionals (HCPs) in nursing homes, such as nurses and general practitioners (GPs), indicate a need for delirium-specific education.
CDC Study Finds Substantial US Increase in Invasive Group A Strep Infections
A surveillance study of 10 US states shows the incidence of invasive group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection more than doubled from 2013 through 2022, researchers…
Amelia Springs to Pay $20,000 in EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
Florida Care ALF of Amelia Island, Inc., doing business as Amelia Springs Assisted Living, has agreed to pay $20,000 and furnish other relief to settle…