New York CNA Charged with Abusing Nursing Home Patient
A Buffalo woman was arrested on a warrant charging her with abusing a patient at a nursing home, city police said.
Residents and Staff in Maine Nursing Home Evacuated for Second Time Due to Strong Propane Odor
For the second time since March 5, residents and staff of a Maine nursing home have been evacuated due to a strong propane gas smell.…
Former VA Pharmacist to Serve Time in Federal Prison for Stealing Controlled Drugs from Veterans’ Prescriptions
Melissa W. Richardson, 44, of Shreveport, was sentenced to serve one year in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for stealing controlled…
Bay Area Physician Agrees to Pay $400,000 to Settle Allegations of False Medicare Charges
A settlement agreement was finalized in federal court in which a Bay Area physician, Dr. Parvez Fatteh, agreed to pay $400,000 to resolve allegations that…
27 SNFs Controlled by Longwood Management Corporation to Pay $16.7 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Longwood Management Corporation and 27 affiliated skilled nursing facilities (Longwood) have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting false…
274K Patients Impacted by Benefit Recovery Specialists Credential Hack
More than 274,000 patients from several healthcare providers and payers that use Benefit Recovery Specialists (BRSI) for billing and collections services are being notified that…
New CDC Analysis Determined Repeat Testing and Infection Control Support Reduced COVID-19 Rate in Nursing Homes
A significant reduction in the rate of new COVID-19 positive test results in Detroit Michigan nursing homes from 35% to 18% is being attributed by…
Associated Pain Specialists, P.C. of Knoxville Enters into Settlement Resolving False Claims Act Allegations
On June 26, Associated Pain Specialists, P.C., of Knoxville, a pain management-based clinic, agreed to pay $400,000 to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims…
Reflections of the Corona Pandemic from a Nursing Home Physician’s View
I work as a physician in two Galilee nursing homes. Since the pandemic outbreak, the effect on the content and nature of my work has…
‘I Couldn’t Do Anything’: The Virus and an ER Doctor’s Suicide
On an afternoon in early April, while New York City was in the throes of what would be the deadliest days of the coronavirus pandemic,…