OIG Reports Address Antipsychotic Use and Oversight in Nursing Homes
Two reports issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) and posted on March 19, 2026, examine the…
Effect of Individual Feedback on Hand Hygiene Compliance in Nursing Homes
Hand hygiene (HH) among healthcare workers (HCWs) is important to prevent infections in nursing homes. This study investigated the effect of providing HCWs with weekly…
Florida Family Won $14M Verdict Against Nursing Home. Next Issue: Getting Paid.
Eighty-two-year-old Horace Brakes Jr.’s children say their father was so badly neglected at a nursing home in North Miami Beach that he died from severe…
Foreign National Charged in Medicare Advantage Fraud Scheme
Anar Rustamov, a national of Azerbaijan who appears to have entered the United States illegally, was indicted and charged with healthcare fraud for a scheme…
Medicaid Program Integrity Efforts Draw Increased Federal Scrutiny
Increased federal scrutiny of Medicaid program integrity has been announced, with Florida included in a series of recent inquiries led by the Centers for Medicare…
Home Health Care Operator Admits Defrauding Missouri Medicaid
A St. Louis County woman admitting defrauding Missouri Medicaid via false claims of having provided home health care. Camille S. Childress, 41, pleaded guilty to…
Healthcare Company to Pay $4M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
CVR Management, LLC, a professional services corporation in Greenbelt, Maryland, along with the Center for Vein Restoration, Center for Vascular Medicine (CVM), LLC, and Sanjiv…
Maryland AG’s Medicaid Fraud Unit Secures $250,000 Nursing Home Settlement
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced a $250,000 settlement with the owners of the Dennett Rehab Center nursing home in Oakland, Maryland, resolving allegations that…
Residents Relocated Following Fire at Ohio Nursing Home
Emergency crews were dispatched to a fire at an Ohio nursing home in Macedonia on the afternoon of March 13, 2026, after dispatchers received alerts…
Mississippi Man Ordered to Pay $31 Million for Role in Healthcare Kickback Scheme
The United States has obtained a civil judgment against a Batesville, Mississippi man for his role in orchestrating a commission-based referral scheme targeting federal healthcare…