Settlement Stats
One of the most common reasons hospitals face costly regulatory enforcements is because of a technical violation in payments to their physicians. These violations often occur unintentionally as a result of overburdened manual processes.
Recent SettlementS
- Oklahoma Hospital, Management Company and Physician Group to Pay $72.3M Settlement Over Alleged Kickback Scheme
- VA Hospital System, Physician Group Reach Settlement for Financial Relationship Violations
- Tennessee Hospital to Pay $4.1M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
- Texas Orthopedic Surgeon Pays $300,000 to Settle Kickback Allegations Over 'Medical Directorship' Arrangement
- Doctor Agrees to Pay More Than $471,000 to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability for Accepting Kickback Payments
- False Claims Act Settlements Reach $750M in 2019 First Half
- Former CEO of Hospital Chain to Pay $3.46 Million to Resolve False Billing and Kickback Allegations
- Maryland Health System to Pay U.S. $35 Million to Resolve Allegations that it Paid Kickbacks to a Cardiology Group in Exchange for Referrals
- Detroit Hospital Pays $84.5M to Settle Allegations for FCA and Stark Law Violation
- New York Health System Pays $15.6M to Settle Billing Fraud Case
- Florida Physician Network Pays $1.7M for Allegedly Misusing Billing Codes
- Healthcare CEO Gets Prison Time for Role in a $19.4M Kickback Scheme
- Ex-CFO, 3 Surgeons Charged in $950M Kickback Scheme in California
Looking to stay clear of These five things should help.
Did You Know?
Don’t get caught with your compliance pants down! Did you know that the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law for Physician Self-Referral are just a few of the regulations that have devastated hospitals who failed to remain compliant. Whether you are aware of the regulations or not, the DOJ has no tolerance for unintentional violations — filing false claims may result in fines of up to 3x the programs’ loss PLUS $11,000 per claim filed.
