October 28, 2016
Posted November 15, 2016
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network and the Einstein Practice Plan agreed to pay roughly $970,000 to resolve charges they violated the False Claims Act by improperly billing Medicare for services submitted on behalf of a cardiologist that were not medically necessary or lacked sufficient documentation. After it discovered the problem, the Einstein defendants took corrective action to resolve the improper payments and disclosed the matter to the government. DOJ (EDPA)
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