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A registered nurse has taken three different hospitals to court for False Claims Act violations. The woman is listed as a registered nurse in Texas dating back to 1990. She has also earned a law degree and served in high level management positions in various...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused a hospice facility executive of overdosing patients to hasten their death in an attempt to increase profits. The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas stated the exec faces a number of criminal...
The Attorney General’s office announced charges against a local nurse for allegedly defrauding Medicaid of over $30,000. The office has also accused the woman of various tax crimes in New York in connection to these allegations. If convicted, the nurse could face up...
The United States Attorney’s Office has accused a local physician of false cancer diagnosis of patients to “increase his income and fund his lavish lifestyle.” The agency has used this case as an example of its efforts to crackdown on cases of...
New York enforcement officers arrested five doctors in March based on allegations of kickback violations and the illegal acceptance of bribes. The doctors maintained their innocence and pled not guilty before a federal court in Manhattan. The case originally involved...
Physicians, nurses and other medical professionals are not the only ones that can face allegations of wrongdoing from a patient. In some cases, the patient may extend his or her case to include the medical facility. A medical facility out of Texas is currently in the...
A group of 88 Urgent Care centers throughout New York agreed to settle a claim with the government for over $6 million dollars. What were the accusations against the medical services provider? The government’s claim involved allegations the medical facility violated...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused three physicians in three different states of Stark Act violations. The violations are in connection to use of a drug testing lab in Pennsylvania.This is the second wave of accusations connected to the drug testing facility....
Authorities have accused a nurse of stealing narcotics and exposing patients to Hepatitis C. The allegations against the nurse are connected to two reports of Hepatitis C reported to the local health department. What triggered the public health department to...
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently suspended the license of a pharmaceutical company amidst allegations of suspicious orders for controlled substances. The DEA stated that the suspension was due to a determination that continued operation...