West Virginia Doesn’t Allow Recording Devices, Like Ring cameras, in ALF Rooms
West Virginia doesn’t allow video recording devices, like Ring cameras, in the rooms of elderly people residing in assisted living facilities.
New York Acupuncturist Sentenced to 34 Months in Prison for Role in $9M Healthcare Fraud
A New York acupuncturist was sentenced to 34 months in prison for participating in a $9 million healthcare fraud scheme to defraud Amtrak. Punson Figueroa,…
USAO NDWV Settles False Claims Act Case on Amniotic Fluid Injections for Pain
The Pain Center of Virginia, PLLC d/b/a the Pain Center of West Virginia (“The Pain Center of West Virginia”), a clinic located in Martinsburg, West…
Home Care Agency to Pay $400K in EEOC Race and National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit
ACARE HHC, Inc., doing business as Four Seasons Licensed Home Health Care Agency, a Brooklyn-based company supplying home health aides, will pay $400,000 and furnish…
SC AG Announces Woman Charged with Stealing from Charleston Nursing Home Resident
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) arrested Rose Sherrie Davis, 64 years old,…
Michigan Healthcare Company Settles ADA Investigation over Accessibility for Deaf Patients
A Michigan healthcare company has agreed to enter into a settlement agreement with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan to…
Former Employee Alleges Sexual Harassment Against Healthcare Company
A former employee has filed a lawsuit alleging severe sexual harassment and retaliatory termination against a healthcare management company. Yoraima Montalvo filed the complaint in…
Assessing Problematic Prescribing Cascades: A Mixed-Methods Study
A prescribing cascade occurs when medication causes an adverse drug reaction (ADR) that leads to the prescription of additional medication. Prescribing cascades can cause excess…
Maryland Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Nursing Diploma Fraud Scheme
A Maryland man was sentenced on September 16, 2024, to 21 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for conspiracy to…
Former Medical Practice Administrator Sentenced for Stealing Nearly $600K from Her Employer
A former office manager and bookkeeper for a Rhode Island medical practice has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for misappropriating…