This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released its “Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022 ” (the “Report”), highlighting continued enforcement and recovery actions under the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC).
billion in alleged fraudulent telemedicine, cardiovascular and cancer genetic testing, and durable medical equipment (DME) schemes. In connection with the enforcement action, the department seized over $8 million in cash, luxury vehicles, and other fraud proceeds.
If you are looking for something to read prior to turkey or afterwards, here is a round up of bad actors: Pharma Fraud: . Pharma Fraud. Pharma Fraud . Pharma Fraud. Fraud Scheme. Fraud Scheme. Fraud Scheme . Fraud Scheme. TelemedicineFraud: . Telemedicinefraud. .
training initiative for nurses, caregivers who work in long-term care facilities. Arizona telemedicine company owners admit $64 mln kickback scheme. Prism pays $650K to settle Medi-Cal fraud claims filed in San Diego. NursingHome Operator Leaving 8 Locations. Bronson Healthcare launches travel nurse program.
About 20K nursinghome staff now have vaccine medical exemptions. More than 400 nursinghome closures projected for 2022: report. Strikes averted at four Connecticut nursinghomes but not in Windsor. State suspends Destin nursinghome license, orders it to discharge 100-plus residents.
Former CMS Chief Seema Verma Blasts NursingHome Reform Proposals. How the PE NursingHome Crackdown Could Affect the Home Health Industry. New Bill Aims to Extend Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver. Nursinghome lobbyists request sit-down with Biden about reforms.
Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’ Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’
AZDHS not protecting nursinghome residents by reviewing complaints. Arizona Becomes 3rd State to Provide In-Home Care for Sick Children. Pritzker signs nursinghome reform legislation. Mercyhealth nurses look to form union after they claim administration won’t listen. Iowa hospital appoints CFO. NEW JERSEY.
1 Mass General Brigham to build AI products with Australian health tech company Mass General Brigham hospital workers to receive average 21% raises Mass General Brigham to integrate triage AI across system Mass General Brigham sued over infection control lapse Nurse practitioner pleads guilty to $7.8M
Vincent Partners With Park Plaza Mall on Community Health Programs Former Arkansas Medical Board Chair Brian Hyatt Arrested for Medicaid Fraud New Provider in Arkansas Focuses on No-Rush Health Care Walker Foundation Pledges $1M to UAMS Radiation Oncology Center Five nonprofits to split $5.9 Luke’s receives $1.5
Telemedicine exec among 36 charged in $1.2B cancer, cardio lab fraud. Advocates concerned about Alabama’s telemedicine law. Director says multiple Arizona nursinghomes had around 300 complaints. ESI Closes on 280-Bed SNF Sale; Blueprint Secures Deal for Connecticut NursingHome.
Full 4th Circuit to tackle Medicaid fraud standard under False Claims Act. On Average, Two Nurses Are Assaulted Every Hour, New Press Ganey Analysis Finds. Iowa nurse fired for incorrectly administering monkeypox shots. Lawsuit seeks to unmask nursinghome owners who ‘defrauded’ creditors. Locals are skeptical.
million for rural hospital expansion Hospices in Arizona & other states receive scrutiny over concerns of fraud, waste & abuse Phoenix Children’s Building New 44,000-Square Foot Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Firefighters oppose Banner’s planned $400M hospital There’s a growing nurse shortage in Arizona.
CMS gives nursinghomes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. California physician charged with $53M mail fraud and money laundering scheme. Owner of Chicago nursinghome fined after 3 seniors died due to heat wave. Labor shortages close Kansas nursinghomes. CALIFORNIA.
healthcare fraud scheme New Orleans launches tool to help doctors find reproductive care drug amid tight state restrictions MAINE Owner of Woonsocket hospital expands into Maine St.
for low readmissions after heart bypass Kentucky nurse pleads guilty in connection with nursinghome case Norton Heart & Vascular implants Louisvilles first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker Norton West Louisville Hospital sees more than 2,500 patients in first month Signature HealthCARE Appoints Tim Lehner as New COO St.
House report attacks, nursinghomes fight back over allegations of deficient staffing, care and safe practices as pandemic hit. million to resolve Medicare fraud claims. Illinois grappling with nurse shortage which officials say will get worse. Kansas nursinghomes are closing because they can’t find enough workers.
NursingHome Operating Expenses Could Balloon by $500K With Staffing Minimums in Place. Parkinson warns of new ‘enormous’ business problem for nursinghomes; highlights staffing-minimum alternative. Apprentice program addressing the nursing shortage crisis in Alabama. California nurses begin strike.
to tackle brittle bone disease NEA nursinghomes highlighted as best in the country NWA healthcare continues evolution despite challenges NWA, Fort Smith metro hospitals take on maternal mortality with statewide collaboration CALIFORNIA California Skilled Nursing Facilities, Owner and Management Company Agree to $45.6
manufacturing plant Riley Hospital for Children turns 100 years old Riley ranked among ‘Best Children’s Hospitals’ HealthLinc to take over two northwest Indiana pediatric offices Franciscan Health ER awarded accreditation IOWA More than 50 Iowa nursinghomes have agreed to repay taxpayers $13.9 Here is what it will involve.
operating loss in Q2 As RI legislators near session’s end, compromise on expensive proposals looks inevitable ‘It is wrong’: Charlesgate workers ask state to keep nursinghome open.
fraud scheme UConn Health is in financial trouble. health care spending hits $4.5 Accused Of Filing False Claims Settles For $14.7M approval for obstetrics services in Prince George’s County Maryland health system gets state OK for $300M labor, delivery unit Maryland hospitals must pay back millions to poor patients.
million Mercy Iowa City Creditors Finally Getting Paid Northwest Iowa hospital, MercyOne in Primghar, to close next month Steindler Orthopedic opens clinic in Cedar Rapids Radiologist breaks ground on $250M health campus CSA opens new location as it seeks to retain workers, deliver services Iowa nursinghomes owe taxpayers $10.7
Major nursinghome association urges COVID emergency extension, revised guidance. As hospital sale nears, nurses share concerns, Health Trust partnership falls through. Denver nursinghome to close after 105 years. Doctor loses at least four homes, sentenced to federal prison for healthcare fraud amounting to $38M.
for physician referral scheme In Los Angeles, hospital CEO pay could be capped Kaiser Permanente ratings affirmed amid healthy financial profile Nurses vote ‘no confidence’ in California hospital administration, board Nursing facility, management company settle physician kickback allegations for $3.8M
million recovered for Kent County Memorial Hospital workers denied overtime Connecticut ASC postpones surgeries after car damages building Connecticut judge nixes appeal for new ASC Connecticut psychiatrist settles fraud allegations CT OHS fines Johnson Memorial Hospital $153.5K
NATIONAL AMA pressures federal government to fix prior authorization problem plaguing radiology AHA pushes back on new 340B alliance Biden’s $6.8T Lawmakers are now mulling limits. Francis Hospital-Interquest Progresses In Colorado Colorado’s wealthiest hospitals favored in $1.2 and Del.
million impact on local economy Proposal: Nursinghome would have 10-plus years to pay $1 million owed to the state of Iowa This Des Moines hospital was rated 5 stars by CMS. hospital, university working to fight ambulance staff shortage Purchase of Wadley Regional Medical Center in Hope, Ark., Vincent Heart Center ranked No.
million impact on local economy Proposal: Nursinghome would have 10-plus years to pay $1 million owed to the state of Iowa This Des Moines hospital was rated 5 stars by CMS. hospital, university working to fight ambulance staff shortage Purchase of Wadley Regional Medical Center in Hope, Ark., Vincent Heart Center ranked No.
Bill would use CMS’s Five-Star system to punish consistently 1-star nursinghomes. Telemedicine regulation more aggressive now than before the pandemic? Nursinghome owner asks county to lift worker covenants so it can sell after only 3 years. Supreme Court to hear Indiana case on public nursinghomes.
Amazon’s leaked ‘Clinic’ would connect patients to telemedicine. How CVS, Amazon and Walgreens are pushing into primary care, home health. Medical groups to Biden: ED boarding at a ‘crisis point’ Nursinghome groups request public health emergency extension. AI can enable better fall prevention for seniors.
Million Health Care Fraud Conspiracy in Idaho Orthopedic activity in the 5 most underserved states St. Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients’ lives at risk, researchers say States, FTC continue to target noncompetes: 3 updates The best hospital in each state, per Newsweek What to know about Stark law’s $9.2M
Hospital discharge pressures build as nursinghomes clamor for help. The nursinghome staffing crisis right now is like nothing we’ve seen before. The nursinghome staffing crisis right now is like nothing we’ve seen before. With a vaccine mandate looming, nursinghomes face more staffing problems.
billion since pandemic U.S. leading cause of death is heart disease, Alabama’s matches that Alabama lawmakers put temporary hold on $1 billion contract for prison healthcare New rolling NICU a ‘game changer’ for critical babies in Alabama More than a dozen Alabama hospitals at immediate risk of closing; officials say hospitals suffer $1.5
CMS makes nursinghome staffing data available for 1st time. Medicare patients win the right to appeal gap in nursinghome coverage. Weekend staffing levels, turnover now included in nursinghome ratings. Maricopa County creating pilot program to combat nursing shortage. CALIFORNIA. CONNECTICUT.
renovation Reid Health details restructuring effort to reduce costs Cameron Hospital, Trine break ground on $10M nursing education center IOWA 26 NursingHomes Close in the Past Year Across Iowa Groundbreaking set for new UnityPoint – St.
in funding, despite fraud concern FLORIDA 2nd system adopts Amazon’s checkout-free technology Ascension Sacred Heart Bay’s Cancer Center moved onto main campus Baptist Health expanding in Mandarin Baptist Health to open its ER and imaging center in St. News & World Report Ranks ChristianaCare No.
fraud scheme Blue Cross Blue Shield, Phoenix Children’s at odds over contract renewal Former Tucson Heart Hospital to become El Rio Health clinic California company will manage troubled St. Vincent’s acquisition on Nov. Vincent’s acquisition on Nov.
s Mary’s Center makes cuts under new leadership in ‘reset’ to strengthen care, operations George Washington University Hospital nurses schedule vote on union Mayor Muriel Bowser taps San Francisco health equity official Ayanna Bennett as next D.C. Baltimore, and Northern Virginia DELAWARE Bayhealth adds northern Del.
in Stark law self disclosures: 3 things to know CMS’ staffing proposal will cost nursinghomes $6.8B in Stark law self disclosures: 3 things to know CMS’ staffing proposal will cost nursinghomes $6.8B officials, helps South Ga. officials, helps South Ga.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 26,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
52 
Let's personalize your content