- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Jeff Dale2024-02-08T18:33:00
Multihospital healthcare system Penn State Health (PSH) agreed to pay more than $11.7 million to resolve self-disclosed violations of Medicare rules related to improper billing.
PSH resolved allegations of civil liability over claims submitted to Medicare for annual wellness visit (AWV) services, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced in a press release Wednesday.
The case was handled by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Counsel to the Inspector General (HHS OCIG), which announced the enforcement in a separate release.
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Houston-based medical center institutions agreed to jointly pay $15 million to settle allegations for improperly billing Medicare for concurrent surgeries in violation of teaching physician and informed consent regulations.
New Jersey-based Silver Lake Hospital agreed to pay more than $18.6 million as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice addressing allegations of false claims submitted to Medicare for inpatient cost outlier payments.
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Hospital agreed to pay nearly $20 million as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice addressing alleged violations of the False Claims Act for improperly billing federal healthcare programs.
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Becton Dickinson medical device company will pay $175 million for “repeatedly” misleading investors about its Alaris infusion pump, a product the company knew was flawed and was sold without the required patient-safety approvals, the Securities and Exchange Commission said.
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged bankrupt fashion retailer Express with failing to disclose nearly $1 million in perks to a former chief executive, but did not levy a financial penalty thanks to its cooperation, the SEC said.
