Four Charged in $32 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A medical director, operator, and two unlicensed practitioners at a Texas medical clinic are now in custody on charges related to their alleged participation in…
CT Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Fentanyl Vials Intended for Patients at Fertility Clinic
Donna Monticone, 49, of Oxford, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product. According to…
North Carolina Durable Medical Equipment Corporation Sentenced for $10 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A North Carolina corporation was sentenced to 5 years’ probation and ordered to pay a $2,000,000 fine in addition to paying $10,069,361.35 in restitution to…
Man Dies by Suicide after Shooting Wife Inside Texas Medical Office
A man on Monday shot his wife before fatally shooting himself during an appointment inside a west Houston medical office, according to the Houston Police…
EEOC Secured $439.2 Million for Victims of Discrimination in FY 2020
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received 67,338 charges of workplace discrimination in fiscal year (FY) 2020. The EEOC secured $439.2 million for victims…
UHS Ransomware Attack Cost $67M in Lost Revenue, Recovery Efforts
The ransomware attack that resulted in EHR outages at all 400 Universal Healthcare Services’ care sites for about three weeks last year, resulted in about…
CA nursing home accused of ‘cover-up’ dumped elderly residents to take in more expensive COVID-19 patients
A Los Angeles skilled nursing facility accused of dumping elderly and seriously ill residents to take in COVID-19 patients who brought in higher Medicare reimbursements…
OCR Resolves Discrimination Complaints after Medstar Health System Ensures Patients with Disabilities Can Have Support Persons
February 25, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services announced the resolution of three disability discrimination complaints…
CDC Updates Steps Healthcare Facilities Can Take to Stay Prepared for COVID-19
On February 25, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their resource page for healthcare facilities on steps to take to stay…
EEOC Releases Fiscal Year 2020 Enforcement and Litigation Data
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released detailed breakdowns for the 67,448 charges of workplace discrimination the agency received in Fiscal Year (FY)…