On November 1, 2018, Wayside Farm, Inc. (Wayside), Peninsula, Ohio, entered into a $293,842.58 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that Wayside employed an individual who was excluded from participating in any Federal health care program. OIG’s investigation revealed that the excluded individual, a state tested nurse aide, provided items or services…
On October 30, 2018, Resource Center for Independent Living, Inc. (RCIL), Osage City, Kansas, entered into a $232,610 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that RCIL employed an individual who was excluded from participating in any Federal health care program. OIG’s investigation revealed that the excluded individual, a direct service worker, provided…
On October 5, 2018, Whispering Knoll, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, entered into a $35,195.95 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that Whispering Knoll employed an individual who was excluded from participating in any Federal health care program. OIG’s investigation revealed that the excluded individual, a licensed practical nurse, provided items or services to…
On October 5, 2018, Healthways Worldwide Inc. d/b/a Healthways Pharmacy and Surgical (Healthways), Brooklyn, New York, entered into a $204,426.64 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that Healthways employed an individual who was excluded from participating in any Federal health care programs. OIG’s investigation revealed that the excluded pharmacist provided items or…
On September 27, 2018, Newark Community Health Centers, Inc. (NCHC), New Jersey, entered into a $98,750.36 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that NCHC employed an individual who was excluded from participating in any Federal health care program. OIG’s investigation revealed that the excluded individual, a physician working in quality assurance and…
On August 24, 2018, St. Mary’s Health System (St. Mary’s), Lewiston, Maine, entered into a $68,497.32 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that St. Mary’s employed an individual who was excluded from participating in any Federal health care program. OIG’s investigation revealed that the excluded individual, a call center patient scheduler, provided…
On August 2, 2018, Ireland Health Care Center, Inc. d/b/a Singleton Health Care Center (SHCC), Cleveland, Ohio, entered into a $45,735.42 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that SHCC employed an individual who was excluded from participating in any Federal health care program. OIG’s investigation revealed that the excluded individual, a licensed…
On August 2, 2018, Gerrish Chiropractic Center (GCC), Bar Harbor, Maine, entered into a $7,019.10 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that GCC employed an individual who was excluded from participating in any Federal health care program. OIG’s investigation revealed that the excluded individual, an office manager and chiropractic assistant, provided items…
On July 2, 2018, William H. Newman, M.D., and Allergy & Asthma Specialists of Northern Vermont, P.C. (collectively, “Dr. Newman”), entered into a $61,142.96 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that Dr. Newman employed an individual who was excluded from participating in any Federal health care program. OIG’s investigation revealed that the…
On May 17, 2018, Immediate Home Care (IHC) in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, entered into a $189,445.68 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that IHC employed an individual who was excluded from participating in any Federal health care program. OIG’s investigation revealed that the excluded individual, a home health nurse, provided items or services…