March 19, 2014
Posted January 25, 2016
Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation agreed to pay $5,412,502 to resolve claims it violated the False Claims Act by providing radiation oncology services to Medicare and TRICARE beneficiaries that were not directly supervised by radiation oncologists or similarly qualified persons. The allegations arose in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Dr. Michael Montejo, a radiation oncologist and former employee of Florida Oncology Network P.A., under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. Dr. Montejo will receive a whistleblower award of $1,082,500. DOJ
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