Fraud Licensing Nurses Public Health 
American Medical Compliance
APRIL 6, 2023
In January 2023, federal investigators convicted twenty-five people in Miami as part of a scheme to get counterfeit nursing school degrees and find jobs for aspiring nurses. Officials uncovered transcripts for individuals seeking nursing positions as a part of the scheme. Each of the defendants faces up to 20 years in jail.
Provider Trust
APRIL 26, 2023
An increasing trend of nurse strikes and hospital staffing shortages across the country in early 2023 has led many healthcare organizations to turn to travel nurses and staffing agencies to fulfill their workforce needs. However, this solution comes with its share of compliance risks, especially if interstate licenses are involved.
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Provider Trust
JUNE 1, 2022
Organizations across the healthcare continuum have experienced several workforce trends that are creating gaps in license monitoring and verifications. Hospitals and health systems continue to find themselves desperately searching for available frontline nurses to relieve their exhausted staff and make up for vacant positions due to burnout.
Hall Render
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Effective October 1, 2023, Connecticut enacted a law that contains several updates to Connecticut’s change of ownership laws for nursing homes and other health care providers. A description of the proposed transaction resulting in such change, including the name of each current owner of the facility or institution.
Health Care Law Brief
JUNE 2, 2022
The onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”) led to a surge in the use of telehealth by health care providers. For example, the Department of Justice has aggressively pursued health care fraud claims against individuals and entities involved in non-compliant telehealth models. Provider Licenses.
Provider Trust
JULY 26, 2022
On June 7, 2022, Theresa Pickering of Norcross, Georgia was indicted by a federal grand jury on federal charges of health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, and distribution of controlled substances. In addition to these allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse, Pickering had a history of fraud. According to the U.S.
Med-Net Compliance
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
A Massachusetts home health aide, who was licensed as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), has been indicted in connection with a home surveillance video showing her abusing an elderly patient, Attorney General Maura Healey announced.
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