The Tuomey saga continues – jury rules that Tuomey violated the Stark Law and False Claims Act *

USA - May 10 2013
After a four-week trial watched closely by many in the health care industry, on May 8, 2013, a jury concluded that Tuomey Healthcare System in Sumter…

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Ignoring possible billing errors may be enough to support a "reverse" false claims lawsuit *

USA - April 11 2013
On March 28, 2013, a federal trial court in Wisconsin ruled that a medical clinic's failure to further investigate findings from internal billing…

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Stark Law and home care billing violations lead to False Claims Act settlements *

USA - March 5 2012
On January 31, 2012, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut announced a $157,830 civil settlement with Bristol Hospital and Bristol Gastroenterology Associates, P.C. (“BGA”) to resolve allegations that Bristol Hospital and BGA violated the False Claims Act.

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Settlement resolves improper billing for services provided by unlicensed personnel *

USA - February 22 2012
On January 13, 2012, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced a $316,513 settlement with Eastern Connecticut Hematology and Oncology, P.C. (“ECHO”) to resolve allegations that ECHO violated the False Claims Act.

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Rhode island hospital pays $5.3 million to resolve allegations of billing medicare/medicaid for medically unnecessary hospital admissions in connection with gamma knife treatments *

USA - February 22 2012
On February 13, 2012, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island announced a $5.3 million dollar settlement with Rhode Island Hospital to resolve allegations that Rhode Island Hospital improperly billed the Medicare and Medicaid programs for medically unnecessary overnight hospital stays for patients receiving Gamma Knife (stereotactic radiosurgery) treatment.

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