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Ex-ChristianaCare CCO wins $12M in False Claims Act settlement
By 
Kyle Brasseur2023-12-27T17:52:00
The former chief compliance officer of ChristianaCare Health System will receive more than $12 million as part of a settlement addressing his allegations of kickbacks and other False Claims Act (FCA) violations at the Delaware-based hospital network.
Ronald Sherman served as CCO at ChristianaCare from 2007-14. He filed a qui tam lawsuit against the hospital network in April 2017 in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
On Dec. 21, a $47.1 million settlement agreement entered into by ChristianaCare was executed, according to court filings.
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