Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Note:

Whistleblower Protests Settlement Amount In Court

Coming to an agreement with the feds to settle a whistleblower lawsuit may not be the end of the story. Case in point: Former Hospice of the Comforter VP of finance Douglas Stone claims a $3 million settlement with the provider is a "travesty." Stone filed a whistleblower suit against the hospice in 2011, claiming hospice execs kept ineligible patients [...]
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