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...
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Month: May 2018
Feds join NY in lawsuits against doctors for kickbacks violations
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...
NY urgent care chain to pay over $6M in False Claims settlement
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...
DOJ accuses 3 more physicians in drug testing lab kickback scheme
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....
Nurse accused of exposing patients to Hepatitis C
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...
NY physician faces prison after abortion procedure tragedy
The state recently charged a physician with murder in connection to a tragic abortion procedure. The state charged the New York doctor, who has conducted over 40,000 abortions, with a crime in connection to the procedure.What happened during the procedure? The...
Obstetrician faces jail time for HIPAA violation
The Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to crack down on pharmaceutical marketing practices. The most recent allegations involve an obstetrician who was accused of illegally providing patient information to a drug company.More on the charges: What did the OB do...
Three examples of False Claims Act Violations in 2017
The government collected over $1.8 billion in Medicare and Medicaid fraud cases in 2017. The government collected these funds through a combination of criminal convictions and settlements. Medicare fraud settlements with the government accounted for over $27 million....
Should criminal allegations lead to loss of hospital privileges?
A pediatric surgeon facing allegations of cybersnooping on his now ex-girlfriend is in the midst a national debate over when a physician should lose his or her hospital privileges. Should the hospital consider a physician accused of a crime innocent until proven...
New York psychiatric center blamed for death of child
A 14-year-old patient at a New York psychiatric center suffered cardiac arrest due to a severe case of constipation and bowel obstruction. The center transferred the girl to a university hospital. She died within 24-hours of the transfer. The psychiatric center...