Recent Settlements
One of the most common reasons hospitals face costly regulatory enforcements is because of a technical violation in payments to their physicians. As a result, many hospitals and health care organizations have to enter into multi-million dollar settlements to resolve specific allegations.
Settlements in the News
- Becker's Spine Review
- December 2019
- US Dept. of Defense OIG
- September 2019
- US Dept. of Justice
- April 2019
- US Dept. of Justice
- August 2018
- US Dept. of Justice
- August 2018
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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.
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