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September 14, 2022

Posted  September 14, 2022

New York-Presbyterian/Queens Hospital has agreed to pay over $2.5 million to settle allegations that a former physician repeatedly performed and billed federal healthcare programs for medically unnecessary procedures, at the risk of patient health.  The procedures involved replacing batteries in an implanted pacemaker type device, even though batteries were still functioning normally and did not yet need to be replaced.  USAO EDNY

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Lack of Medical Necessity, Provider Fraud,