Nursing Aide in California Nursing Home Arrested for Elder Abuse
Police recently arrested an aide in a California nursing home for inappropriately touching a resident and for elder abuse. The alleged offenses were performed in…
Pittsburgh Resident Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Healthcare Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
Tamika Adams, 43, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count each of conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Medicaid program,…
Florida Dermatologist Agrees to Pay More Than $1.7 Million to Settle False Claims Act Liability for Inflated Medicare Claims
Dr. Thi Thien Nguyen Tran and Village Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery, LLC have agreed to pay the United States $1.744 million to resolve allegations that…
Olympia Senior Care Providers to Pay $450,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Olympia, Wash.-based Koelsch Senior Communities, as well as The Hampton at Salmon Creek, one of the memory care facilities operated by Koelsch, will pay $450,000…
Baton Rouge Doctor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Making False Statements Relating to Healthcare Matters
Marvin Clifton, MD, age 71, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison following his conviction for making false statements relating…
Coronavirus $8.3 Billion Spending Bill Waives HHS Constraints on Telehealth Use
Congress recently passed a spending bill to provide $8.3 billion to combat the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The bill allows the Department of Health…
Ransomware Forces Illinois Public Health Website Offline Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Hackers have struck an Illinois public health agency at the worst time: A ransomware strain has taken down the website for the Champaign-Urbana Public Health…
Former Operator of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinics Agrees to Pay $1.85 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Concerning Veterans’ Wait Times
The Justice Department announced that Sterling Medical Associates Inc. (Sterling) will pay $1.85 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it failed…
EEOC Sues Covenant Healthcare for Wage Discrimination
Covenant HealthCare, a non-profit healthcare system based in Saginaw, Mich., is violating federal law by paying a female employee a lower wage than two male…
Erickson Living Management Will Pay $151,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit
Erickson Living Management, LLC, a Catonsville, Md.-based company which builds and manages retirement communities in 11 states, will pay $151,000 in monetary relief and furnish…