Iowa Nurse Facing Federal Charges Agrees to Surrender License
An Iowa nurse facing federal criminal charges for allegedly stealing patient medications has agreed to surrender his license.
Medical Care Partnership Ordered to Pay Back Wages, Damages to 68 Employees
A federal court has ordered a Wisconsin-based multicounty medical care partnership to pay $162,486 in back wages and liquidated damages to 68 case managers after…
Arizona AG Announces Settlement with SimonMed over Upfront Billing Practices
Attorney General Kris Mayes announced a settlement with SimonMed Imaging MSO, LLC, a medical imaging service provider, filing a Complaint and Consent judgment to resolve…
Justice Department Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Hospital Group, LTC Hospitals
On Jan. 16, the United States filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Priority Hospital Group LLC (PHG), a Louisiana-based hospital management company,…
Healthcare Executive Pleads Guilty to Kickback Scheme in Vermont
A Florida businesswoman pleaded guilty to an information in the District of Vermont for participating in a conspiracy to pay healthcare kickbacks. According to court…
Two Charged in Medicaid Fraud Scheme Involving Impersonation of Licensed Nurse
Two women have been arrested and charged in connection with a scheme to defraud the Medicaid program by impersonating a licensed nurse and assaulting a…
Former CEO of Oxford Recovery Center Charged with 9 Counts of Healthcare Fraud
Tamela Peterson, 59, of Brighton, was arraigned before Magistrate Jerry Sherwood of the 53rd District Court in Howell on nine counts of Healthcare Fraud –…
Four NJ Pharmacies Pay $4.3M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Billing for Drugs not Dispensed
Four pharmacies located in West New York, Bayonne, Union City, and Jersey City have agreed to pay $4,325,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the…
Board Alleges Iowa Nurse’s Actions May Have Harmed Patients
The Iowa Board of Nursing has charged a western Iowa nurse with committing an act that might adversely affect the physical or psychosocial welfare of…
Records of over 300K People Accessed in Department of Human Services Data Breach
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) announced that the demographic records of over 300,000 individuals were accessed in a data breach involving MnCHOICES in…