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October 7, 2015

Phoenix-based Serenity Hospice and Palliative Care agreed to pay $2.2 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false bills to Medicare for hospice services.  In addition, Ruth Siegel, a former nurse and the founder and former president of Serenity, agreed to be excluded from Medicare, Medicaid, and all other federal health care programs for five years.  The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Cheryl Sifford under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.  She will receive a yet-to-be-determined whistleblower award from the government’s recovery.  DOJ (AZ)

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Home Health and Hospice, Medical Billing Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

October 6, 2015

Fifth Third Bank agreed to pay $85 million to resolve civil fraud claims arising from the bank’s origination of residential mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration.  FTB made a voluntary disclosure of approximately 1,400 mortgage loans it had certified as eligible for FHA insurance, later determined were materially defective and thus ineligible for FHA insurance, but never self-reported to HUD, resulting in millions of dollars in HUD losses.  This matter arose, in part, from the filing of a whistleblower complaint under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.  DOJ (NY)

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Financial and Investment Fraud, Financial Institution Fraud, Housing and Mortgage Fraud, Whistleblower Case,

October 2, 2015

Guardian Hospice of Georgia LLC, Guardian Home Care Holdings Inc.and AccentCare Inc. agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations they knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare for hospice patients who were not terminally ill.  The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by former Guardian employees Rose Betts and Jennifer Williams under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.  Ms. Betts and Ms. Williams will receive a whistleblower award of approximately $510,000.  DOJ

Tagged in: Home Health and Hospice, Lack of Medical Necessity, Medical Billing Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

October 1, 2015

Nurses’ Registry and Home Health Corporation and the Estate of its former owner, the deceased Lennie House, agreed to pay $16 million to resolve allegations that Nurses’ Registry, at the direction of Lennie House, violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently billing Medicare for medically unnecessary home health services and for services tainted by kickbacks provided by the company and House to local physicians and others who referred patients to Nurses’ Registry.  According to the government, Nurses’ Registry falsified medical records to make it appear as if patients had a medical need for skilled nursing or therapy services, or appear as if the patients were homebound.  In addition to billing Medicare for unnecessary or non-reimbursable home health services, Nurses’ Registry and House provided tickets to athletic events and concerts, and provided other things of value, to doctors and referral sources in order to induce or reward patient referrals.  The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by former employees Alisia Robinson-Hill and David Price under thequi tam provisions of the False Claims Act.  They will receive a yet-to-be-determined whistleblower award from the settlement proceeds.  DOJ (KY)

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, Home Health and Hospice, Lack of Medical Necessity, Medical Billing Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

October 1, 2015

Strata Pathology Laboratory, Inc. (known as StrataDx) agreed to pay $558,793 to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by inducing physicians to refer Medicare and Medicaid patients to Strata by paying kickbacks in the form of sham consulting fees and providing unlawful discounts to physicians.  According to the settlement agreement, Strata acknowledged paying consulting fees to two referring physician practices that did not provide consulting services in exchange.  Strata also acknowledged entering into “account billing” arrangements with seven referring physician practices that facilitated fee-splitting between the parties.  The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former Strata employee under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.  The whistleblower will receive a yet-to-be-determined whistleblower award from a portion of the government’s recovery.  DOJ (MA)

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, Laboratory and IDTF, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

September 28, 2015

L-3 Communications Corporation and its affiliated entities Vertex Aerospace LLC and L-3 Communications Integrated Systems LP agreed to pay $4.63 million to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act by inflating labor hours for time spent by independent contractors at the military’s Continental US Replacement Centers (CRCs) in Fort Benning, Georgia and Fort Bliss, Texas.  According to the government, L-3 knowingly overcharged the government for time their independent contractors spent at the CRCs by billing for each individual not based on the actual time that individual spent at the CRC, but based instead on the earliest arrival or latest departure time of any other individual who also processed through the center that same day.  The allegations first arose in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by former L-3 independent contractor Robert A. Martin under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.  Mr. Martin will receive a whistleblower award of $798,675.  Whistleblower Insider

Tagged in: Contract Non-Compliance, Defense Contract Fraud, Falsifying Invoices, FCA Federal, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

September 21, 2015

Non-profit healthcare organization Adventist Health System agreed to pay $115 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by maintaining improper compensation arrangements with referring physicians and by miscoding claims.  The allegations originated in two whistleblower lawsuits filed by former Adventist hospital employees Michael Payne, Melissa Church and Gloria Pryor under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.  The will receive a yet-to-be-determined whistleblower award from the government’s recovery. DOJ

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, Hospital Fraud, Medical Billing Fraud, Multiple Whistleblowers and First-to-File, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

September 15, 2015

North Broward Hospital District, operator of hospitals and other health care facilities in the Broward County, Florida area, agreed to pay $69.5 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians.  According to the government, the hospital district provided compensation to nine employed physicians that exceeded the fair market value of their services violating both the Stark Statute and False Claims Act.  The allegations first arose from a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Dr. Michael Reilly under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.  Dr. Reilly will receive a whistleblower award of roughly $12 million.  DOJ

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, Hospital Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

September 10, 2015

Tennessee-based non-profit hospice care provider Alive Hospice, Inc.paid roughly $1.5 million to reimburse the government for alleged violations of the False Claims Act through overbilling of Medicare and TennCare for hospice services.  According to the government, Alive submitted claims to Medicare and TennCare for general inpatient hospice care for patients who did not qualify for that care.  The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Linda Anderson, a triage nurse who previously worked for Alive, under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. She will receive a whistleblower award of $263,197. Whistleblower Insider

Tagged in: Home Health and Hospice, Lack of Medical Necessity, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

September 4, 2015

Columbus Regional Healthcare System and Dr. Andrew Pippas agreed to pay more than $25 million to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims in violation of the Stark Law.  The settlement also resolves allegations that Columbus Regional and Pippas submitted claims for payment to federal health care programs that misrepresented the level of services they provided.  According to the government, between 2003 and 2013, Columbus Regional provided excessive salary and directorship payments to Pippas that violated the Stark Law.  The government further alleged Columbus Regional submitted claims to federal health care programs for services at higher levels than supported by the documentation.  The allegations first arose in two whistleblower lawsuits filed former Columbus Regional executive Richard Barker under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act and the Georgia False Medicaid Claims Act.  Barker will receive a yet-to-be-determined whistleblower award.  DOJ

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, FCA State, Hospital Fraud, Medical Billing Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

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