Tech Company Pays $1.7 Million in Restitution for Defrauding Hospital Electronic Records Programs
An Anaheim, Calif. technology company was sentenced in US District Court and was ordered to pay nearly $1.7 million in restitution to federal and Ohio…
South Carolina’s Medicaid Telemedicine Payments Found Not Sufficiently Documented or Ineligible
In an audit to determine if the Medicaid payments made to South Carolina healthcare facilities for telemedicine services were compliant with state and federal requirements,…
United States Attorney McSwain, FBI Warn of Potential for Videoconferencing Hacking during Coronavirus Pandemic
United States Attorney William M. McSwain warned the community about the potential for hackers to invade and disrupt videoconference meetings that are taking place as…
Maryland Cardiologist and Related Practices to Pay the United States $750,000 for Alleged Kickbacks
Mubashar Choudry, MD, and three medical practices with which he is associated, Washington Cardiovascular Institute, Advanced Vascular Resources, and Washington Vascular Institute, have agreed to…
Pharmacist Arrested and Charged with Firebombing Plot
A Nebraska pharmacist was arrested on charges related to an alleged conspiracy to use explosives, specifically Molotov cocktails, to firebomb and destroy a competitor pharmacy.…
Italian Police Probe Care Home ‘Massacre’ as 190 Die in One Home with 1,000 Residents during Coronavirus outbreak
Italian police are investigating the country’s largest nursing home where as many as 190 people have died since the start of the coronavirus outbreak.
Massachusetts Nursing Home Nurse Who Publicly Criticized Her Facility over COVID-19 Outbreak Deficiencies Dies from the Disease
A Massachusetts nurse recently died from COVID-19 and is being heralded as a courageous whistleblower. She raised a red flag when she notified news media…
Former Employee of Medical Packaging Company Charged with Sabotaging Electronic Shipping Records Leading to the Delay of PPE to Healthcare Providers
Christopher Dobbins, 40, of Duluth, Georgia, a former employee of a medical device packaging company, has been charged by criminal complaint for conducting a computer…
Operator of Durable Medical Equipment Company Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Telemedicine Kickback Scheme
A California man who operated a durable medical equipment (DME) company has been charged for his alleged participation in a massive healthcare fraud scheme. The…
Baltimore Doctor to Pay $436,000 to the United States to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Medically Unnecessary Procedures
Ebenezer Quainoo, M.D., an internist in Baltimore, Maryland, who operates a medical practice known as Baltimore Health Care, P.C., has agreed to pay the United…