Alabama Man Took Patient as Hostage at West Florida Hospital, Fought Deputies
An Alabama man allegedly became upset earlier this week at West Florida Hospital, barricaded himself in a room, took another patient as a hostage and…
Ohio Treatment Facilities and Corporate Parent Agree to Pay $10.25 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Oglethorpe Inc. and its three Ohio facilities, Cambridge Behavioral Hospital, Ridgeview Behavioral Hospital, and The Woods at Parkside, will pay $10.25 million to resolve alleged…
Medical research company agrees to pay $1.1M to settle allegation it received kickbacks from medical testing company
Heart Center Research, LLC, a Huntsville, Alabama, medical research company, entered into a settlement with the US Department of Justice to resolve allegations that its…
HHS OCR and US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of MI Enter Voluntary Resolution Agreement with MI Bariatric Practice
The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“HHS OCR”) and the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan…
Philadelphia Home Healthcare Agency Pays $2.1M in Back Wages to More Than 450 Workers
Every day, seniors and people with disabilities rely on home healthcare workers for vital services. While the demand for these skilled employees is high, wages…
California Nursing Home Accused of “Dumping” Residents to Admit Higher Reimbursement COVID-19 Residents
A California nursing home is accused of committing numerous abuses, then orchestrating a fraudulent cover-up to conceal its misconduct. Among the accusations, the nursing home…
New Jersey Department of Health Launches COVID-19 Website for Long-Term Care Transparency
The New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) announced the launch of a new long-term care webpage, providing a user-friendly portal to identify the reopening status…
Federal Court Orders Home Healthcare Agency to Pay More Than 500 Workers $1.6M
US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh has issued a consent order requiring the payment of more than $1.6 million in…
CA Doctor Settles Federal Lawsuit Alleging He Accepted Illegal Kickbacks for Patient Referrals to Gardena Hospital
A Hawthorne-based physician has settled allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by receiving kickbacks and other improper payments in exchange for referring patients…
AHRQ Partnership Helps Nursing Homes Respond to COVID-19 Crisis
The impact of a partnership led by AHRQ that brings expert training and peer-to-peer mentorship to nursing homes to protect staff and residents from COVID-19…