Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Note:

Ohio HHA Owner Draws 2-Year Prison Sentence

Alpine Nursing Care Inc. owner Divyesh "David" C. Patel has drawn a two-year prison sentence for a $1.9 million Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme. North Randall, Ohio-based Alpine employed Belita Mable Bush as the office manager and director of provider services from 2006 to 2009, even though Patel knew that Bush had been previously convicted of a health care-related felony [...]
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