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Healthcare background screening has traditionally slowed staffing due to delays and complex compliance. New research commissioned by KarmaCheck shows how AI is transforming credentialing by automating manual tasks, detecting fraud in real time, and accelerating safe…
Stephanie Dorisca, former director of Techni-Pro Institute in Boca Raton, was convicted of conspiring to sell about 1,000 fake nursing diplomas for millions of dollars as part of Operation Nightingale. The scheme recruited students from Texas, allowing many to pass…
Christine Muturi Lewis of Mesa was arrested for posing as a nurse using another woman’s license, despite never being licensed herself. She falsely claimed experience in hospice triage and worked at multiple facilities, including NAZ and Golden Rose Hospice. Her fraud…
Crystal Scott, 44, faces over 70 felony charges in Las Vegas for impersonating a nurse and providing fraudulent diabetes care to children, including possession of forged prescriptions and practicing without a license. She allegedly ran a business, “Glucose N Glow,”…
April Guadalupe Hernandez, a 26-year-old certified nurse assistant from New Mexico, has been charged with 19counts of misconduct, including nursing without a license, abuse of a resident, and fraud. She allegedly stole identitiesfrom nurses in Texas, California, and…
A new law in Florida makes background screenings simpler by requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration(AHCA) to set up a public website detailing who needs a screening and how to get one. It allows reuse of screeningnumbers across multiple organizations,…
Although criminal histories can be among the most important for identifying potentially problematic employees, recent EEOC Guidelines elaborate on the use of criminal histories in hiring practices, and should not be ignored. These guidelines have made it incumbent…
In order to be licensed in Colorado, a new bill could require about 160,000 medical professionals to undergo fingerprint-based background checks. The state is one of just six that doesn’t require fingerprint checks for doctors and one of five that exempt nurses from…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its opinion and final order against LabMD, Inc. which concluded that LabMD’s data security practices constituted an unfair act or practice within the meaning of Section 5 of the FTC Act 1914. The Decision consequently…
For employers in the senior living and long-term care industry, criminal history information is a crucial tool in the hiring process. Various state and federal laws prohibit retirement communities from employing individuals who have been convicted of certain crimes…