Maggots on New York Nursing Home Resident’s Foot
Krysten Schmidt has been a nurse for 25 years and last week, when she went to visit her 89-year-old grandmother at Premier Genesee nursing home,…
Patient Injured after Car Drives into North Carolina Doctor’s Office
Police say a patient was injured September 27 when a car accidentally accelerated through the front entrance of a medical office around 1 p.m.
Ransomware Incident May Have Exposed Info of Patients at Nebraska Clinic
A CHI Health clinic sent letters to patients September 27 informing them that their personal information may have been exposed during a ransomware incident.
Midwest Healthcare Fraud Law Enforcement Action Results in Charges against 53 Individuals
Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced a healthcare fraud law enforcement action in Detroit, Chicago and Minnesota. Charges…
Maine Ambulance Company Settles False Claims Act Allegations
A Bangor ambulance company has agreed to pay $138,285.30 to settle allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act. The civil settlement agreement resolves…
EEOC Sues American Addiction Centers for Pregnancy Discrimination
Dallas — Dallas-based Greenhouse Outpatient Center and its parent company, American Addiction Centers, violated federal law when they fired a Behavioral Health Technician after she…
EEOC Sues Enlivant/Assisted Living Concepts for Disability Discrimination
Dallas — Assisted Living Concepts, LLC d/b/a Enlivant and North Brook Place, a national owner and operator of senior living facilities, violated federal law by…
Former Utah nurse pleads guilty to stealing painkillers and infecting seven patients with hepatitis C
A former Utah nurse pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges, admitting that she stole hospital painkillers and infected seven patients with a rare strain of…
Pharmaceutical Company Targeting Elderly Victims Admits to Paying Kickbacks, Resolves Related False Claims Act Violations
The Department of Justice announced that Avanir Pharmaceuticals (Avanir), a pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Aliso Viejo, California, has been charged for paying kickbacks to a…
Five Defendants, Including Two Medical Doctors, Charged As Part of Northeast Regional Healthcare Fraud Takedown
Four individuals, including two doctors, a pharmacist who had previously lost his license and been excluded from participating in the Medicaid and Medicare programs and…