Owner of Prosthetics and Orthotics Materials Company Pleads Guilty for Paying Gratuities
Bruce Thomas, age 53, of Germantown, Maryland, pleaded guilty to paying gratuities to a public official in exchange for official acts. Thomas is the owner…
Attorney General Announces Task Force to Combat COVID-19 Fraud
US Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on May 17 directed the establishment of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to marshal the resources of the…
NJ Doctor’s Employee Admits Role in $24.8 Million Kickback Scheme
The employee of a Jersey City, New Jersey, doctor admitted her role in a multimillion-dollar conspiracy to solicit and receive kickbacks and bribes from individuals…
Georgia Woman Admits Participation in Scheme to Obtain Fraudulent Reimbursements
A Georgia woman has admitted taking part in a nationwide telemedicine kickback scheme that led to fraudulent Medicare reimbursements for durable medical equipment and genetic…
Healthcare Sector the Biggest Target of Ransomware with a Growing Amount of Triple Extortion Tactics
A report published by a software technology company shows that the number of organizations impacted by ransomware globally has more than doubled so far in…
Alleged Fraudsters Charged with Bribing Patients and Fraudulently Billing Medicaid
A federal grand jury returned an indictment last week charging Miami residents Lorena Osella, 43, and Juan Luis Matos, 58, with running a mental healthcare…
Decline in Admissions, Staffing Imperils NY Nursing Homes
New York’s long-term care facilities have found themselves with acute staffing shortages while facing a sharp drop in admissions as the pandemic has motivated more…
PA DOH Highlights April 2021 Nursing Home Inspection, Sanction Information Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
In its April 2021 report, the Pennsylvania Department of Health notes that nursing home surveyors conducted 427 inspections, including 281 complaint investigations, of 307 separate…
A California Assisted Living Facilities Operator Violated the Fair Labor Standards Act
The US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, has found that an operator of several assisted-living facilities in California violated the Fair Labor Standards…
Largest CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Study in Health Workers Shows mRNA Vaccines 94% Effective
A new CDC study adds to the growing body of real-world evidence (outside of a clinical trial setting) showing that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines authorized by…