Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Note:

Excluded Staff Lead To Ohio HHA Owner's Guilty Plea

An HHA owner in Ohio has pled guilty to Medicare fraud. Divyesh "David" C. Patel, owner of Alpine Nursing Care Inc. in North Randall, admitted to knowing that office manager Belita Mable Bush submitted false billings or falsified documents for services that were never rendered, or that were provided by aides with criminal convictions that excluded them from furnishing home [...]
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