Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Note:

HHA Owner, Clinical Director Charged With Fraud

Two RNs have been charged in a $27 million Medicare fraud scheme in the Boston area. At Home VNA owner Michael Galatis and clinical director Janice Troisi billed Medicare for home care services that weren’t medically necessary or furnished, the Department of Justice alleges in a release. Galatis and Troisi trained VNA nurses to recruit seniors through wellness clinics held [...]
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