HHS OCR Fines Gulf Coast Pain Consultants $1.19M for HIPAA Violations
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $1.19 million civil monetary penalty against Gulf Coast Pain…
US Settles Claim Against NY Dermatology Practice for Refusing HIV-Positive Patient
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced a settlement with Advanced Dermatology, PC, a New York-based practice with dermatology…
Connecticut Provider to Improve Service Animal Policies After Reaching ADA Settlement
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced on November 27, 2024, that the US Attorney’s Office had reached a settlement…
Multiple Conspirators Sentenced in $54.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
US District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Luis Lacerda (37, West Palm Beach) to three years and five months in federal prison, Omar Solari…
Chainsaw-Wielding Man Shot Dead by Police at Illinois Assisted Living Facility
A use-of-force investigation is underway in the fatal police shooting of a chainsaw-wielding man who threatened residents of a St. Charles assisted living center Sunday…
Iowa Nurses Charged with Unsafe Practices and Misappropriation of Medications
For the second time in two years, a Pottawattamie County nurse is facing disciplinary charges and is accused of prescribing or dispensing drugs in an…
CMS Updates Appendix Q: New Guidelines for Immediate Jeopardy in Healthcare Settings
On November 21, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released revisions to Appendix Q, which guides the identification of immediate jeopardy in…
New York Doctor Charged for Receiving Kickbacks
A New York doctor was charged in federal court in Boston for allegedly receiving kickbacks in exchange for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans. Dr. Vishnudat…
Fire Forces Residents out of Assisted Living Center in Missouri
Crews were called to a fire at an assisted living center in Kennett, Missouri, around 11 a.m. on Monday, December 2, after the Kennett Fire…
Texas Medical Equipment Supplier Gets Prison for $1.7M Healthcare Fraud
An El Paso woman was sentenced in a federal court in El Paso to 60 months in prison for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. According…