Electronic visit verification will become industry standard in near future, expert predicts
By
Adam Healy
Feb 07, 2024
Electronic visit verification, or EVV, will become industry standard soon, a marketplace executive predicts.
Updated: Philip Esformes reaches plea deal with federal prosecutors on remaining charges in landmark...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 02, 2024
Philip Esformes, the assisted living community and nursing home owner charged in 2016 in a $1.3 billion healthcare fraud case that the federal government at the time called “the largest healthcare fraud...
Court rules in favor of CCRC in class action entrance fee case alleging consumer fraud
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 16, 2024
A provision in state law cited in a class action lawsuit against a continuing care retirement community only applies to food-related fraud and, therefore, cannot be used by residents and families to secure...
More news for Wednesday, Dec. 20
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 20, 2023
Senators ask IRS about effects of 2017 tax law overhaul on older adult fraud victims … Owner, administrator of assisted living community indicted on neglect charges … State shuts down unlicensed assisted...
Senior online shoppers and their caregivers beware: New wave of holiday scams prey on those with low...
By
Aaron Dorman
Dec 14, 2023
Online scams against older. adults could increase over the holidays, from fake “stores” to delivery notifications, the US Attorney’s Office warned.
Owner ordered to attend federal training, pay back wages over alleged employee retaliation, threats
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 14, 2023
An assisted living owner who allegedly threatened to fire employees who cooperated with a federal investigation into the community’s pay practices has been ordered to attend anti-retaliation training...
Supreme Court decision in Philip Esformes case opens path to retrial on 6 healthcare fraud charges
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2023
Federal prosecutors will be able to retry Philip Esformes on six healthcare fraud charges after the US Supreme Court denied to hear an appeal on Monday from the former assisted living community and nursing...
HHS delivers urgent message for healthcare operators to nix cybersecurity threat
By
Aaron Dorman
Dec 04, 2023
A vulnerability in network systems could allow hackers to access private healthcare information by bypassing passwords, HHS warns.
Congressional hearing on AI in healthcare reinforces push for innovation, regulation
By
Aaron Dorman
Dec 01, 2023
House reps and healthcare leaders gave testimony on the new capabilities AI, and also biases they produce, during a congressional hearing.
Artificial intelligence ‘amplifying’ effect of scams against older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 17, 2023
Last year, older Americans reported losing more than $1.6 billion to fraud. And increasingly, scammers are using artificial intelligence to make their schemes more effective.